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THE BENSON LIBRARY OF HYMNOLOGY

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PHILADELPHIA:

S. R. FISHER A CO., PUBLISHERS, 54 N. SIXTH STREET.
1867.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by

S. R. FISHER & CO.,

/n the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Jas. B. Rodgers,

Printer and Stereotypes,

Philadelphia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

I. THE CHURCH FESTIVALS 5

II. A TABLE OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS 7

III. THE REGULAR SERVICE ON THE LORD'S DAY . 9

IV. THE EVENING SERVICE IP

V. THE LITANY 24

VI. PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS FOR SPECIAL

OCCASIONS 28

VII. THE GOSPELS, EPISTLES, AND COLLECTS ... 37

VIII. THE HOLY COMMUNION 158

IX. HOLY BAPTISM 188

X. CONFIRMATION 203

XL MARRIAGE 208

XII. ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION 214

XIII. EXCOMMUNICATION AND RESTORATION . . . 238

XIV. THE VISITATION AND COMMUNION OF THE SICK 247
XV. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD 264

XVI. A SERVICE TO BE USED AT SEA 279

XVII. THE RECEPTION OF IMMIGRANTS 289

XVIII. THE LAYING OF A CORNER-STONE 293

XIX. THE CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH .... 298

XX. THE CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL-GROUND . . 305
XXI. AN ORDER OF SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE

FAMILY '. . . . 312

XXII. PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY 325

XXIII. THE CANTICLES, PSALMS, AND ANCIENT HYMNS 358

THE CHURCI FESTIVALS.
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The movable festivals, with the exception of Advent Sunday, are determined
bv Easter, which is the first Sunday next after the full-moon that follows the
twenty-first of March, but if this full-moon happen on a Sunday, Easter will be
the next Sunday after.

Septuagesima is nine weeks, Sexagesima eight weeks, Quinquagesima seven
weeks, and the first week in Lent six weeks, respectively, before Easter. Ash-
Wednesday is the Wednesday after Quinquagesima, Ascension Day is forty days,
Whitsunday seven weeks, and Trinity Sunday eight weeks, respectively, after
Easter.

Advent Sunday is always the nearest Sunday to the thirtieth day of November,
whether before or after.

Christmas always. falls on the twenty-fifth of December, Epiphany on the sixth
of January, and Good Friday in the week preceding Easter.

All days appointed, by proper Ecclesiastical or Civil authority, for fasting or
thanksgiving, are to be duly respected and observed.

RULE FOR DETERMINING- EASTER IN ANY TEAR.
1. Divide the number of the year by 19, and call the remainder a.

2- » » „ by 4, „ „ b.

3- » » >, by 7, „ „ c.

4. „ (19a + M.) by 30, „ „ d.

5. „ (26 + 4c + U + N) by 7, „ „ e.
In the Gregorian Calendar, M and N will have the following values :—

Iff. N.

From 1532 to 1699 22 3

1700 to 1799 23 3

1800 to 1899 23 4

1900 to 1999 24 5

2000 to 2099 24 5

2100 to 2199 24 6

2200 to 2299 25 0

2300 to 2399 26 1

2400 to 2499 25 1

6. Easter will be (22 + d + e) of March, or (d + e— 9) of April.

If a number is obtained beyond the 24th of April, seven days must be subtracted
to get the correct time of Easter.

A TABLE OP THE MOVABLE FESTIVALS FROM 1867-1890

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Feb. 17

Mar. 6

April 21

May 30

June 9

Dee. 1

1868

" 9

Feb. 26

" 12

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May 31

Nov. 29

1869

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Jan. 24

" 10

Mar. 28

" 6

« 16

" 28

1870

5 1

Feb. 13

Mar. 2

April 17

" 26

June 5

« 27

1871

" 5

Feb. 22

" 9

« 18

May 28

Dec. 3

1872

Jan. 28

« 14

Mar. 31

« 9

" 19

« 1

1873

Feb. 9

" 26

Apr J 13

" 22

June 1

Xov. 30

1874

" 1

" 18

" 5

« 14

May 24

« 29

1875

Jan. 24

« 10

Mar. 28

" 6

« 16

" 28

1876

Feb. 13

Mar. 1

April 16

" 25

June 4

Dee. 3

1877

Jan 28

Feb. 14

" 1

" 10

May 20

« 2

1878

Feb. 17

Mar. 6

" 21

" 30

June 9

" 1

1879

" 9

Feb. 26

« 13

« 22

" 1

Nov. 30

1880

Jan. 25

" 11

Mar. 28

« 6

May 16

" 28

1881

Feb. 13

Mar. 2

April 17

« 26

June 5

" 27

1882

" 5

Feb. 22

" 9

« 18

May 28

Deo. 3

18S3

Jan.. 21

" 7

Mar. 25

" 3

" 13

" 2

1884

Feb. 10

« 27

April 13

" 22

June 1

Nov. 30

1885

" 1

« 18

" 5

« 14

May 24

" 29

1886

" 21

Mar. 10

" 25

June 3

June 13

•' 28

1887

" 6

Feb. 23

May 19

May 29

" 27

1888

Jan. 29

" 15

" 1

" 10

" 20

Dec. 2

1889

Feb. 17

Mar. 6

" 21

" 30

June 9

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1890

" 2

Feb. 19

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" 15

May 25

Nov. 30

A TABLE OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS

FOR ALL THE SUNDAYS IN THE CHURCH YEAR.

SUNDAYS.

In Advent.
1

MORNING.

First Lesson. Second Lesson.

A^fter Nativity

A/ter Epiphany
1

Scptuagtsima.
Sexagesima.m
igesima.

In L n'.

Isaiah 1

. 25

Jeremiah —

Lamentations 1

Jeremiah —

Ezekiel

- 20 to v.

Easter Day.
After EasU r.
1

After -I

Whit-Sunday.

Trinity.

A/ti r Trinity.
1

Luke 1 to v.
lv.

3 to v.

Matt. 3 to v.

Luke — 2 v.
Mark 1 to v.

EVENING.

First Lesson.

Second Lesson.

Matthew 2 v.
John — 1 v.
Matthew 4 v. 12
Luke 4 v. 14 to 33
Matthew — 5

Mieah i

Baggai2tov. H

Daniel !

Exod. 12 to v. 3'

Isaiah

Hosea

Joel 3

Mieah

Zechariah -
Joel

Dent. 16 to v.
Genesis

Luke — 7 v.
Mark 6 to v.^

Matthew —
Luke 10 to v.
Mark 9 to v.
Luke — 19 v.

Matthew —
Romans

Dent. 4 to v.

Joshua

Judges

i Samuel —
2 Samuel —
1 Kings 8 to T. 22
17

John ■

Acts 4 to v.
Matthew —

Matthew —

Lam. 3 to v.

nans 10

_ 12

1 Corinthians 1

Hebrews —

1 Corinthians 3
13

2 Corinthians 4

. 5

Galatians — 2
. 3

Ephosians —

Jeremiah —

Ezekiel

20 v. 27

Habakkuk - -3

Zechariah — 13
Malachi 3 and 4

Exodus 12 v. 37

Isaiah

Hosea

Mieah

Nahum

Zechariah —
Zephaniah -

Isaiah

Genesis

Philippians-

2
3

4
5
6
1
3

Hebrews Sto v.ll
Acts — 2 f. 22

1 Corinthians 15

Colossians — 1

1 Thessalon. 3
4

15 to v. 19

Exodus 5

: 10

Numbers — 22

Deuteronomy 5

■ 7

2Thess. 3 to v. 17
Acts 19 to v. 21
1 John 5

1 Timothy— 6

2 Timothy— 2
— 3 and 4 to v. 9

Titus 2 & 3to v. 10

Hebrews

Joshua —
Judges —

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

20 1 Kings8v.22to62

1 John

Jude
Rev. -

THE REGULAR SERVICE

THE LORD'S DAY.

Having taken his place on the right of the altar, the Congregation
also standing up, the Minister shall say as follows :

Iii the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: If we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. Let us, therefore, humble our-
selves before the throne of Almighty God, our heaven-
ly Father, and confess our manifold sins and trans-
gressions with lowly and contrite hearts, that we may
obtain forgiveness of the same through the merits of
our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then the Minister and Congregation shall kneel, and repeat the fol-
lowing Confession.

10 THE REGULAR SERVICE

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly
Father, we cast ourselves down before Thee, under a
deep sense of our unworthiness and guilt. We have
grievously sinned against Thee, in thought, in word,
and in deed. We have come short of Thy glory.
We have broken Thy commandments, and turned
aside every one of us from the- way of life; and in
us there is no soundness nor health. Yet now, 0
most merciful Father, hear us when we call upon
Thee with penitent hearts; and for the sake of Thy
Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Pardon our
sins, and grant us Thy peace. Take away our guilt.
Purify us, by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, from
all inward uncleanness; and make us able and wil-
ling to serve Thee in newness of life to the glory
of Thy holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation,
Btill kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon.

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent
and believe : As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no
pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the
wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.

ON THE LORD'S DAY. 11

name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven,
according to His promise in the Gospel, through the
perfect merit of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation
shall say :

Amen.

The Congregation shall now rise, and join with the Minister in re-
peating the Apostles' Creed; immediately after which shall be sung,
chanted or recited, the Gloria in Excehis; all in the following order.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into
hades; the third day Pie rose from the dead; He as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come
to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of
sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.
Congregation. The Lord's name be praised.

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good
will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee,

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we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks
to Thee for Thy great glory, 0 Lord God, heavenly
King, God the Father Almighty.

0 Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 0
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that
takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sin of the world, have
mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of
the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at
the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon
us.

For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord;
Thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then shall the Minister read the proper Gospel and Epistle for the
day; adding, so far as he may see fit, other portions of Scripture.

After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, the Congregation
rising :

31. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost:

C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.

31. The Lord be with you.
C. And with thy spirit.

31. Let us pray.

Then shall be offered the Collect for the day, and after this the fol-
lowing General Prayer; except that, on Festival days, the first two Col-
lects of the same shall be omitted and the proper Festival Prayer used
in their stead.

ON the lord's day. 13

[During Lent, or in other seasons of humiliation, the Litany may
take the place of the General Prayer.]

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, Thine
unworthy servants, do give Thee most humble and
hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving kind-
ness to us, and to all men. We praise Thee for our
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this
life; but above all, for Thine inestimable love in the
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech Thee, give us such due sense of all
Th}' mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly
thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up
ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee
in holiness and righteousness all our days; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the
Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without
end. Amen.

God of all power and glorj^, who hast not appointed
us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ, perfect and fulfill in us, we beseech Thee,
the work of Thy redeeming mercy; that, being de-
livered more and more from our sins, we may be able
to serve Thee in newness of life. Sanctify us in body,
soul, and spirit; and guide us evermore in the way of
peace. Help us to overcome the world. Beat down
Satan under our feet. Give us courage to confess
Christ always; and patience to endure in His service
unto the end; that having finished our course with

joy, we may rest in hope, and attain finally to the re-
2

14 THE REGULAR SERVICE

surrection of the just, through the infinite merits of
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

0 Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is
named, cause Thy blessing, we beseech Thee, to rest
upon the Church, which He has purchased with His
most precious blood. Illuminate her ministers with
true knowledge and understanding of Thy word.
Send down the healthful dew of Thy grace upon all
her congregations. Deliver her from false doctrine,
heresy and schism; and clothe her with the beauty
of holiness and peace. Establish and reveal Thy
glory among all nations. I\y the tranquil working
of Thy perpetual Providence, confound and destroy
all wicked devices formed against Thy holy Word,
and bring in speedily the full victory of Thine ever-
lasting kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Almighty God, King of kings and Lord of lords,
from whom proceedeth all power and dominion in
heaven and on earth, most heartily we beseech Thee
to look with favor upon Thy servants, the President
of the United States, the Governor of this Common-
wealth, and all others in authority. Imbue them
with the spirit of wisdom, goodness, and truth; and
so rule their hearts, and bless their endeavors, that
law and order, justice and peace may every where
prevail. Preserve us from public calamities; from
pestilence and famine; from war, privy conspiracy,
and rebellion; but especially from national sins and
corruption. Make us strong and great in the fear ol

ON THE LORD'S DAY. 15

God, and in the love of righteousness; so that being
blessed of Thee, we may become a blessing to all na-
tions, to the praise of the glory of Thy grace through
Jesus Christ. Amen.

0 God, The Creator and Preserver of all mankind,
we implore Thy mercy in behalf of all classes and
conditions of men; that it may please Thee to visit
them with Thy most compassionate help, according
to their manifold necessities and wants. Especially
do we beseech Thee to show pity upon all widows
and orphans; upon all prisoners and captives; upon
all sick and dying persons; upon those who are deso-
late or sore afflicted in any way; and upon all such
as are persecuted for righteousness' sake. Enable
them to look unto Thee, 0 most merciful Father, and
to call upon Thy name, that they may find Thee a
preseut Saviour in their affliction and distress. And
let it please Thee to deliver them, and raise them up
in due time, giving them patience under all their suf-
ferings, the rich comfort of Thy grace here below, and
eternal rest with Thee in heaven, through our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.

Here may be introduced any special Collect, or Collects suitable to the
occasion.

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this
time with one accord to make our common supplica-
tions unto Thee, and dost promise that where two or
three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt
grant their requests; fulfil now, 0 Lord, the desires
and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expe-
dient for them, granting us in this world knowledge

16 THE REGULAR SERVICE

of Thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlast-
ing. Amen.

A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung.

Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall jro-
ceed to deliver the Sermon. This should be in harmony with the
general order of the Church Year.

After the Sermon, the service shall be continued as follows :

M. Let us pray.

Almighty God, Fountain of all goodness and truth,
receive our thanks for the lively oracles of Thy grace,
which are able to make us wise unto everlasting life;
and mercifully grant, we beseech Thee, that the
words, which we have heard this day with our out-
ward ears, may through Thy blessing be so grafted
inwardly in our hearts, that they may bring forth in
us the fruit of good living; to the honor and praise of
Thy name, through- Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 God, who art the author of peace and lover of
concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal
life, whose service is perfect freedom ; defend us, Thy
humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that
we, surely trusting in Thy defence, may not fear the
power of any adversaries, through the might of our
glorious Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Here let the People join aloud in the Lord's Prayer.

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in

ON THE LORD'S DAY. 17

earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Deacons shall now collect the Alms of the People; and the Minis-
ter may make any necessary Announcements.

Then a Psalm or Hymn shall be sung, ending with a Doxology.

After which the Minister shall close the whole service with the Apos-
tolic Benediction.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with
you all. Amen.

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THE EVENING SERVICE.

Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing
up, the Minister shall say as follows :

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all
desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid ;
cleanse the thoughts of our minds, we beseech Thee,
by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that, being de-
livered from every unholy motion of the flesh and
spirit, we may perfectly love Thee, with a pure heart
and sanctified lips worship Thee, and worthily mag-
nify Thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation
shall say:

Amen.

A Tsalm or Hymn shall now be sung.

Then shall the Congregation rise, and join with the Minister in re-
peating the A2)oslles' Creed; immediately after which shall he chanted,
or recited, the Gloria Patri; all iu the following orier.
13

THE EVENING SERVICE. ] 9

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son our
Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of
the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hades ;
the third day He rose from the dead; He ascended
into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge
the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of
sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

Minister. Praise ye the Lord.*
Congregation. The Lord's name be praised.

31. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost:

C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.

Then shall the Minister read the JSvening Lessons, as indicated in the
Table of Scripture Lessons.

After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, t.'&e Congregation
rising :

M. The Lord be with you.
C, And with thy spirit.

M. Let us pray.

20 THE EVENING SERVICE.

31. Create in us a clean heart, 0 God:
C. And renew a right spirit within us.

M. Cast us not away from Thy presence :
C. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us.

Then shall be offered the Collect for the day, and after this the follow-
ing General Prayer.

0 God, from whom all holy desires, all good coun-
sels, and all just works do proceed; give unto Thy
servants that peace which the world cannot give; that
our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments,
and also that we, being defended from the fear of our
enemies, may' by Thy protection pass our time in
peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

0 Lord, our heavenly Father, by whose almighty
power we have been preserved this day, and to whom
the darkness and the light are both alike ; by Thy
great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of
this night; and so refresh our weary nature with the
help which our weakness needs, that we may behold
the dawn and the day with joy fulness, and be de-
voted to Thee both in body and soul, for the love of
Thine only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

In goodness art Thou exalted, 0 Lord, our Father,
for ever and ever. We magnify Thee, we praise Thee,
we worship Thee, we give thanks unto Thee for Thy
bountiful providence, for all the blessings of the pre-
sent life, and all the hopes of a better life to come ; let

THE EVENING SERVICE. 21

the memory of Thy goodness, we beseech Thee, fill our
hearts with joy and thankfulness unto our life's end;
and let no unworthiness of ours provoke Thee to with-
hold from us any needed good, seeing that all Thy
blessings come not by our desert, but only through
the merit and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast promised
to reveal Thy glory by Jesus Christ among all nations;
remember, we beseech Thee, Thy holy Church through-
out all the world; unite all who profess and call them-
selves 'Christians in the bond of a holy faith as one
body, and so replenish them and us with the grace of
Thy Holy Spirit, that we may bring forth abundantly
the fruits of peace and good works ; and that, having
persevered in the way of godliness to the end, we may,
with prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors and saints
of all ages, come into full communion with Thee and
with one another in Thine eternal and glorious king-
dom ; through the mediation of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Amen.

0 most powerful Lord God, King of kings, and Lord
of lords, who alone ordainest the powers that be; take
under Thy most gracious government and guidance,
we beseech Thee, Thy servants, the President of the
United States, the Governor of this Commonwealth,
and all others in authority; and so enrich them with
heavenly wisdom and grace, that they may attain
Thine everlasting favor, and we lead quiet and peace-
able lives, in all godliness and honesty; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

22 THE EVENING SERVICE.

Almighty and most merciful God, who art a sea-
sonable refuge in time of trouble; let the prayers of
those who, in tribulation or any sort of extremity, cry
unto Thee, reach Thy merciful ears, and grant them
relief according to their several necessities, giving them
patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out
of all their afflictions; for the sake of the suffering
and sorrow of Thy dear Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Here may be introduced any special Collect or Collects suitable to the
occasion.

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time
with one accord to make our common supplications unto
Thee, and dost promise that where two or three are
gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt grant their
requests; fulfil now, 0 Lord, the desires and petitions
of Thy servants, as may be most expedient for them,
granting us in this world knowledge of Thy truth,
and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.

A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung.

Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall proceed
to deliver the Sermon, or he may expound in course a portion of the
Heidelberg Catechism.

After the Sermon, the service shall be continued as follows :

M. Let us pray.

0 God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful
people by sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spi-
rit ; grant unto us by the same Spirit to have a right

THE EVENING SERVICE. 23

understanding of Thy saving truth. Visit, we pray
Thee, this congregation with Thy love and favor; en-
lighten their minds more and more with the light of
the everlasting gospel ; graft in their hearts a love of
the truth; increase in them true religion; nourish them
with all goodness ; and of Thy great mercy keep them
in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here let the People join aloud in the Lord's Prayer.

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Deacons shall now collect the Alms of the people; and the Min-
ister may make any necessary Announcements.

Then a Psalm or Hymn shall be sung, ending with a Doxoloqy.

After which the Minister shall close the whole service with the Apos-
tolic Benediction.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with
yon all. Amen.

THE LITANY.

Minister. 0 God the Father in heaven; have
mercy upon us.

Congregation. Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have
mercy upon us.

C. Have mercy upon us.

M. 0 God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us.
C. Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three per-
sons and one God; have mercy upon us.
C. Have mercy upon us.

31. Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offen-
ces of our forefathers; neither take Thou vengeance of
our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people, whom
Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood,
and be not angry with us for ever.

C. Spare us, good Lord.

31. From all evil and harm; from the power of

sm, and the snares of the devil; from Thy wrath, and

from everlasting damnation ;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.
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M. From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-
glory, and hypocrisyj from envy, hatred, and malice,
and all uncharitableness;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From all impure lusts and desires ; and from
all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil;
C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From lightning, tempest, and earthquake; from
plague, pestilence, and famine; from all disasters by
land and by water; from battle and murder, and from
sudden death ;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From tumult and riot ; from sedition and re-
bellion ; from heresy and schism ; from hardness of
heart, and contempt of Thy word and authority;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation ; by
Thy holy nativity and circumcision ; by Thy baptism,
fasting, and temptation ;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31 . By Thine agony and bloody sweat ; by Thy
cross and passion ; by Thy precious death and burial ;
by Thy glorious resurrection and ascension ; and by
the coming of the Holy Ghost ;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

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31. In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of
our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of
judgment;

C, Good Lord, deliver us.

31, We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.
C. Son of God, we beseech Thee*to hear us.

31. That it may please Thee to keep us in all time
of temptation and heaviness ; to comfort and help all
the weak-hearted; to raise up them that fall, and
finally to beat down Satan under our feet ;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

31. That it may please Thee to succor, help, and
comfort all that are in danger, necessity and tribula-
tion ;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

31. That it may please Thee to preserve all travel-
lers and strangers, all women in the perils of child-
birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to
show Thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

31. That it may please Thee to defend and provide
for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that
are desolate and oppressed ;

C. We -beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

31. That it may please Thee to have mere} upon
all men;

C, We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

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M. 0 Son of God. Redeemer of the world ;
C, Have mercy upon us.

M, 0 Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the
world ;

C. Have mercy upon us.

Jf. 0 Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the
world ;

C. Grant us Thy peace.

0 God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing
of the contrite, nor rejectest the desire of the sorrowful:
be favorable to our prayers which in our afflictions
that continually oppress us, we pour out before Thee;
and graciously hear them, that those things which
the craft of the devil or man worketh against us, may
be brouQ-ht to noiurht. and by the counsel of Thv nood-
ness be dispersed ; so that being hurt by no persecu-
tions, we may evermore give thanks unto Thee in Thy
holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 God, from whom all holy desires, all good coun-
sels, and all just works do proceed; give unto Thy
servants that peace wffich the world cannot give;
that our hearts may be set to obey Thy command-
ments, and also that we, being defended from the fear
of our enemies, may by Thy protection pass our time
in peace and quietness, through Jesus Christ cur Lord.
Amen.

PRAYERS AND THANKSGIVINGS

SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

PRAYEES.
For the Opening of a Synod or Classls.

Almighty and everlasting God, who by Thy Holy
Spirit didst preside in the first Synod of the Apostles
and Elders at Jerusalem, and hast promised to be with
Thy Church alway even unto the end of the world;
vouchsafe, we pray Thee, unto us Thy servants, here
assembled, Thy gracious presence and benediction.
Deliver us from all error, pride and prejudice. En-
lighten us with wisdom from above. Fill our hearts
with the spirit of unity and peace ; and so order and
govern us in all our doings, that the kingdom of Satan
may be broken down, Thy people comforted and es-
tablished in their most holy faith, and the pure Gos-
pel truly preached and truly followed ; until at length
all Thy dispersed sheep shall be gathered into the one
fold of the Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord : to
whom be glory forever. Anum

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Far the Catechumens.

Almighty God. our heavenly Father, who dost, for
the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, accept the inter-
cessions of Tin* people ; remember in Thy great mere}*,
we beseech Thee, the Catechumens in this congrega-
tion and throughout Thy whole Church. By Thy
Holy Spirit inwardly enlighten and instruct them in
the knowledge of Thee and divine things; open the
ears of their hearts to be occupied with Thy law day
and night; strengthen and confirm them in religion ;
unite them more closely with Thyself and Thy flock ;
deliver them from all iniquity, and give no place to
the Adversary to get advantage against them. Cleanse
them from all pollution of flesh and spirit, and let
the indwelling of Thy grace be evermore their strength
and safety. Prepare them for the full communion of
Thy Church here, and for Thy presence and glory in
heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Opening of the Year.

Almighty and eternal God, with whom one day is
as a thousand years, aud a thousand 3-ears as one day;
we bring Thee thanks and praise for Thy blessings,
more than we can number, with which Thou hast
crowned our lives during the year now past; and
since Thy mercies are ever new, let the year which
lias now begun, be to us a year of grace and salvation.
Have pity upon us in our misery, whose days are as
the grass. Deliver us from the vanity of our old
fallen nature ; and establish us in the fellowship of
that life which is the same yesterday and to-day

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and forever. Graciously protect and conduct us
through the uncertainties of this new year of our
earthly pilgrimage. Prepare us for its duties and
trials, its joys and sorrows. Help us to watch and
pray, and to be always ready like men that wait for
their Lord ; and grant that every change, whether it
be of prosperity or adversity, of life or of death, may
bring us nearer to Thee and to that great eternal year
of joy and rest, which, after the years of this vain
earthly life, awaits the faithful in Thy blissful pres-
ence ; where we shall unite, from everlasting to ever-
lasting, with angels and saints, in ascribing blessing,
and honor, and glory, and power, unto Him who sit-
teth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever
and ever. Amen.

In Time of Dearth.

0 God, heavenly Father, whose gift it is that the
rain doth fall, and the earth bring forth her increase ;
behold, we beseech Thee, the afflictions of Thy peo-
ple. Visit the earth with Thy heavenly benediction -}
and grant that the scarcity and dearth, which we now
most justly suffer for our sins, may, through Thy
goodness, be mercifully turned into plenty ; that we,
receiving thy bountiful liberality, may use the same
to Thy glory, the relief of those that are needy, and
our own comfort : for the love of Jesus Christ our
Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

In Time of Peat'dence.

Holy Lord God Almighty, who of old didst stay
the angel of pestilence at the cry of Thy repenting

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children, and bring back health to a dying people ;
hear ns. Thy suppliants, returning unto Thee, as in
sackcloth, dust, and ashes, and mercifully lift from us
the heavy hand of Thy righteous visitation; that the
people may live before Thee, and not die in their sins,
and that the land may no longer mourn by reason of
Thy judgments, 0 Lord, who for our iniquities art
justly displeased. We humbly ask it for Christ's sake.
Amen.

In Time of War.

0 Almighty God, Supreme Ruler, and Governor of
all things, who art a strong tower of defence to them
that fear Thee, and whose power no creature is able to
resist ; unto Thee do we make our humble cry in this
the hour of our country's need. To Thee it belongeth
justly to punish sinners and to be merciful to those
who repent. Save and deliver us, we humbly beseech
Thee, from the hands of our enemies; abate their
pride, assuage their malice, and confound their devices;
that we, being armed with Thy defence, may be pre-
served evermore from all perils, to glorify Thee, who
art the only Giver of all victory ; through the merits
of Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Conversion of tlie Jews.

Almighty God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and
of Jacob, who didst first send Thy Son to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel, and hast not shut out
from Thy mercy even the most hardened offenders ;
hear our prayers for Thine ancient people in their
dispersion and blindness, that, the veil being taken

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from their hearts, they may know, through Thy Holy
SjDirit, both Thee and Him whom Thou hast sent,
the only Messiah and Saviour; and so, according to
Thy most gracious promise, be gathered again into
the true fold, under one Shepherd, Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

For a Sick Person.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, of Thine in-
finite goodness grant unto the soul of thy servant the
anointing of the Holy Ghost, who is the Spirit of all
strength, comfort, relief and gladness. Vouchsafe for
Thy great mercy, if it be Thy blessed will, to restore
unto him bodily health and strength to serve Thee ;
and send him release of all his pains, troubles, and
diseases, both in body and mind. And howsoever
Thy goodness, by Thy divine and unsearchable Provi-
dence, may dispose of him, we, Thine unworthy ser-
vants, humbly beseech Thy eternal Majesty to do with
him according to the multitude of Thine innumerable
mercies, and to pardon all his sins and offences com-
mitted by his bodily senses, passions and carnal affec-
tions. Vouchsafe also mercifully to grant unto him
ghostly strength, by Thy Holy Spirit, to withstand
and overcome all temptations and assaults of the Ad-
versarj^, that in no wise he prevail against him, but
that he may have perfect victory and triumph against
the devil, sin and death: through Christ our Lord,
who by His death hath overcome the prince of death,
and, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, evermore
liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen.

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Or tlii*.

Holy Father, Healer of souls and bodies, who didst
send Thine only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
healing every disease and redeeming from death;
heal Thy servant also of the sickness of soul and body
which encompasses Jtim, and quicken Mm through the
grace of Thy Christ ; for Thou, 0 Christ our God, art
the Fountain of healing, and to Thee, with the Father
and the Holy Ghost, we ascribe all honor and praise.
Amen.

THANKSGIVINGS.
A General TharJcsgiving.

0 God, Giver of all good and Fountain of all mer-
cies, in whom are the springs of our life: all glory,
thanks and praise be unto Thee for Thine ever-flow-
ing goodness; for Thy faithfulness which is from one
generation to another; for Thy mercies which are new
every morning, fresh every moment, and more than
we can number; for seed-time and harvest, and sum
mer and winter, and nights and days throughout the
year; for food and raiment and shelter; for health and
reason; for childhood and age, and youth and man-
hood; for Thy fatherly hand ever upon us in sickness
and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in life and in
death; for friends and kindred and kind benefactors;
for home and country; for Thy Church and for Thy
gospel; yea, Lord, for that there is nothing for which

we may not bless and thank Thee. And therefore do
0

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we take the cup of salvation, and call upon Thy name,
and pay our vows now in the presence of all Thy peo-
ple; humbly beseeching Thee to' accept this our be-
coming service and bounden duty, even as we oner it,
in the name and through the infinite merits of Thy
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thanksgiving for Harvest.

Almighty and everlasting God, we yield Thee
hearty thanks for all Thy goodness, and especially for
this Thy bounty again bestowed upon us, who, through
Thy providence and tender mercy, have now reaped
the fruits of the earth in due season, and gathered them
into our garners. Give us power to use the same to
Thy glory, to the relief of those that are needy, and
to our own comfort. Continue, we beseech Thee, Thy
loving-kindness toward us, that year by year our land
may yield her increase, filling our hearts with ]oy and
gladness; and so dispose us by Thy special grace that
we, Thy servants, may never sow only to the flesh,
lest of the flesh we reap corruption, but may sow spi-
ritually to life everlasting, and reap the same in Thy
heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

For Deliverance from Deartli.

We yield Thee abounding thanks, 0 most bounti
ful God and Father, who hast had compassion upon
the multitudes that were ready to perish with hun-
ger; and even as Thou didst make the lew loaves and
fishes enough for thousands, art now crowning the

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seed-time with harvest and filling' the land with plenty.
And we beseech Thee, that unto this Thy miracle of
earthly providence, Thou wilt add Thy richer miracle
of heavenly grace, and evermore give us that bread
which cometh down from heaven, whereof they that
eat shall be nourished unto life eternal; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Deliverance from Pestilence.

0 Lord God of our salvation, who turnest man to
destruction and sayest, Return, ye children of men ;
we yield Thee hearty thanks for that Thou didst not
shut the ears of Thy mercy when we cried unto Thee,
in the day of Thy terrible visitation, as out of the val-
ley and shadow of death; but hast mercifully driven
from our borders the wasting pestilence, and restored
the voice of joy and health into*our dwellings. Of
Thy mercy it is, 0 Lord, that we were not utterly
consumed and wasted away; and, therefore, as the
living from the dead, we return to bless and praise
and magnify Thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

For Deliverance from War, or other Public Calamity.

0 almighty God, who hast in all ages showed forth
Thy power and mercy in all the miraculous deliver-
ances of Thy Church, and in the protection of right-
is states and nations, maintaining Thy holy and
eternal truth; we adore the wisdom and goodness of
Thy providence, which hath so timely interposed in
our extreme danger, and again filled our hearts with

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joy and gladness, after that Thou liadst afflicted us.
We beseech Thee, give us such a lively and lasting
sense of this Thy great mercy towards us, that we
may not grow secure and careless in our obedience by
presuming upon Thy goodness, but that it may lead
us to repentance, and move us to be the more zealous
in all the duties of our religion, as well to Thee as to
one another. Let truth and justice, liberty and or-
der, holiness and piety, concord and unity, with all
other virtues, so flourish among us, that they may be
the stability of our times, and make this nation a bul-
wark of Thy Church, and a joy and praise in the earth.
So will we, Thy people, and the sheep of Thy pas-
ture, give Thee thanks for ever, and always be show-
ing forth Thy praise from generation to generation:
through Jesus Christ our only Saviour and Eedeemer,
to whom, with Thee, 0 Father, and the Holy Ghost,
be glory in the CTrirch throughout all ages, world
without end. Amer .

THE

GOSPELS, EPISTLES, AND COLLECTS

FOR

THE CHURCH YEAR.

First Sunday in Advent.

The Gospel, St. Matt. xxi. 8-11. (St. John i. 1-18.)

And a very great multitude spread their garments in the
way ; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed
them in the way. And the multitudes that went before, and
that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord ; Hosanna
in the highest. And when he was come into Jerusalem, all
the city was moved, saying, "Who is this ? And the multitude
said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

The Epistle, Rom. xiii. 11-14. (1 John i. 1-ii. 2.)

And tltfrt, knowing the time, that now it is high time to
awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when
we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let
us therefore cast oif the works of darkness, and let us put on
the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day;
not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wan-
tonness, not in strife and envying: but put ye on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil
the lusts thereof.

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38 FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

The Collect.

Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away
the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of
light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which
Thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great hu-
mility; that in the last day, when He shall come
again in His glorious majesty, to judge both the quick
and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal, through
Him who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, now and forever. Amen.

The Festival Prayer.

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we Thine un-
worthy servants do render Thee unfeigned thanks,
that after man, created in Thine own image, had,
through the fraud and malice of Satan, fallen under
the power of the curse, Thou didst not leave him to
perish in helpless misery, but didst provide a Deliverer
and proclaim to the fathers, by the mouths of the
prophets and holy men of old, the Advent of Thy
Son, the Hope of Israel, the Desire of all nations, the
Redeemer of the world : to whom be glory forever and
ever. Amen.

God of ail grace and comfort, who hast not appoint-
ed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ, aid us, we beseech Thee, at this time, to
repent heartily and truly of all our sins, and so to
humble ourselves, that, when He cometh, we may be
prepared to receive Him with childlike faith, and join
in the glad cry : Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed
is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Amen.

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Second Sunday in Advent.

The Gospel, St. Luke xxi. 25-33. (St. Matt xxv. 1-13.)

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and
in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with
perplexity ; the sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts
failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which
are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be
shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in
a cloud with power and great glory. And when these things
begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads;
for your redemption draweth nigh. And He spake to them
a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; when they
now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that
summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see
these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God
is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth
shall pass away ; but my words shall not pass away.

The Epistle, Rom. xv._4-13. (Heb. x. 1-9.)
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written
for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the
Scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and
consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another
according to Christ Jesus; that ye may with one mind and
one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also re-
ceived us, to the glory of God. Now I say that Jesus Christ
was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to
confirm the promises made unto the fathers: and that the
Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy; as it is written,
Fur this cause I will confess to Thee among the Gentiles, and
Bing unto Thy name. And again He saith, Rejoice, ye Gen-

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tiles, with His people. And again, Praise the Lord, all
ye Gentiles; and laud Him, all ye people. And again, Esaias
saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles trust.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in be-
lieving, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of
the Holy Ghost.

The Collect. »
Cleanse our conscience, we beseech Thee, Almighty
God, by the daily visitation of Thy grace; that when
Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, shall come, He may
find us fit for His appearing, and ready to meet Him
without spot, in the company of all Llis saints: who
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Third Sunday in Advent.
- —

The Gospel, St. Matt. xi. 2-10. (St. Luke xvii. 20-37.)
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of
Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art
thou he that should come, or do we look for another ? Jesus
answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those
things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their
sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the
gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall
not be offended in me. And as they departed, Jesus began
to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye
out into the wilderness to sec? A reed shaken with the
wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in
6oft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in

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kings' houses. But what went ye out for to see? A pro-
phet ? Yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For
this is he, oi' whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

The Epistle, 1 Cor. iv. 1-5. (1 Thess. v. 1-8.)

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ,
and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is re-
quired in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with
me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or
of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I
know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified : but
he that judgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge nothing
before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to
light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest
the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have
praise of God.

The Collect.

Incline, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, Thine ear to
our prayers, and visit the darkness of our mind with
the dayspring from on high; that at the second
coming of Thy Son to judge the world, we may has-
ten with joy to meet Him, who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

Fourth Sunday in Advent.

The Gospel, St. John i. 19-31. (St. John in. 22-3G.)

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, AVho art thou? And

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he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the
Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias?
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet ? And he
answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou ?
that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What
sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one cry-
ing in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as
said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of
the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him,
Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor
Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying,
I baptize with water : but there standeth one among you,
whom ye know not ; he it is, who, coming after me, is pre-
ferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to
unloose. These things were done in Bethabara, beyond Jor-
dan, where John was baptizing. The next day John seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketli away the sin of the world ! This is he of whom
I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me:
for he was before me. And I knew him not: but that he
should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come bap-
tizing with Avater. And John bare record, saying, I saw the
Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon
him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt
see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is
he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and
bare record that this is the Son of God.

The Epistle, Phil. iv. 4-7. {Gal. iii. 21-29.)

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is
at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God". And the peace of God, which

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BASseth al. understanding, Bhall keep your hearts and minds,

through Christ Jesus.

The Collect.-
Arise, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, and show unto us
speedily the power of Thy glorious salvation; that we,
being redeemed from our sins, and delivered out of
the hands of our enemies, may be enabled to serve
Thee without fear, in holiness and righteousness be-
fore Thee, all the days of our life; through the me-
diation of Thy Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Christmas Day— Nativity of our Lord.

The Gospel, St. John i. 1-14. (St. Luke ii. 1-20.)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the begin-
ning with God. All things were made by him ; and without
him was not any thing made that was made. 'In him was
life ; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth
in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There
was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same
came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men
through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was
sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He
was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the
world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own
received him not. But as many as received him, to them
gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that

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believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father, full of grace and truth.

The Epistle, neb. i. 1-12. (Phil. ii. 5-11.)

> v • ,
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in

time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last
days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed
heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds ; who,
being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of
his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high ; being made so much better than
the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excel-
lent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he
at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee?
And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me
a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten
into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God wor-
ship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his
angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto
the Son he saith, Thy throne, 0 God, is for ever and ever :
a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore
God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of glad-
ness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning
hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are
the works of thine hands.-" They shall perish; but thou re-
mainest: and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and
as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be
changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given ns

CHRISTMAS DAT. 45

Thy only begotten Son to take our nature upon Him,
and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin; grant
that we, being regenerate and made Thy children by
adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by Thy
Holy Spirit after the image of this same blessed and
glorious Christ: who liveth and reigneth with Thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen,

The Festival Trayev,

0 Tnou only begotten Son of God, who in the ful-
ness of time coming forth from the bosom of the Fa-
ther, wast made flesh and didst dwell among us, full
of grace and truth, we bless Thee for Thy conception
by the Holy Ghost and for Thy Jjirth of the blessed
Virgin, whereby Thou hast become the true seed of
Abraham and didst take upon Thyself all our sins and
infirmities, that we might have salvation' from sin and
eternal life in Thee. With the multitude of angels
who proclaimed Thy joyous Advent, and with Thy
people among all nations we unite in saying, Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will
toward men. Amen.

0 God, merciful Father, vouchsafe unto us, we hum-
bly beseech Thee, the continual help of Thy grace,
that we may acknowledge and confess Thine incar-
nate Son as our true and only Lord and Saviour, and
that receiving Him with childlike faith we may ever
feed on His precious body and blood as the true meat
and drink of our souls unto everlasting life. Amen.

16 st. Stephen's day.

St. Stephen's Day.

[The Festival of St. Stephen, the first martyr, is celehrated on the first clay
after Christmas, to symbolize the idea that the terrestrial birth of our Saviour ia
immediately followed by the death, that is, the celestial birth, of His martyrs.]

The Gosjtel, St. Matt, xxiii. 34-39.

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise
men, and scribes : and some of them ye shall kill and crucify ;
and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and
persecute them from city to city: that upon you may come
all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood
of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Bara-
chias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Veri-
ly I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this
generation. 0 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how
often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a
hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would
not ! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I
say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall
say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

The Fpistle, Acts vi. 8; vii. CO.

And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders
and miracles among the people. And he kneeled down, and
cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.
And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

The Collect.

As we lionor on this day, 0 Lord God, the memory
of Thy blessed martyr, St. Stephen, grant unto us
grace, we beseech Thee, to follow his faith and chanty;
that however sorely tried by the contradiction of sin-

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST'S DAT. 47

ners, we may be able, like him, to look steadfastly up
into heaven, and to commend even our enemies to the
pardoning mercy of our only Mediator and Advocate,
Jesus Christ: to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

St. John the Evangelist's Day.

[The Festival of St. John is celebrated on the second day after Christmas,
because lie was the bosom friend of Jesus, and has most fully unfolded the mys-
tery of the Word made flesh for our salvation.]

TJie Gospel, St. John xxi. 19-24.

This spake lie, signifying by what death he should glorify
God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Fol-
low me. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom
Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at
supper and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this
man do? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I
come, what is that to thee ? follow thou me. Then went this
saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should
not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but,
If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? This
is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote
these things : and we know that his testimony is true.

The Epistle, 1 John i. 1-10.

That -which was from the beginning, which we have heard,
which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked
upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; (for
the life was manifested, and Ave have seen it, and bear wit-
ness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the
Father, and was manifested unto us;) that which we have
seen and hear! declare we unto you, that ye also may have

48 THE INNOCENTS' day.

fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things
write Ave unto you, that your joy may be full. This then is
the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto
you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in dark-
ness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with ano-
ther, and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from
all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

The Collect.

Shine graciously upon Thy Church, we beseech
Thee, 0 Lord; that being enlightened by the doctrine
and filled with the mind of Thy blessed Apostle and
Evangelist, Saint John, whom Jesus loved, it may
come at last into Thy beatific presence and enjoy the
rewards of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

The Innocents' Day.

[This Festival, in memory of the slaughtered infants, is celebrated on the third
day after Christmas. Martyrdom was regarded by the ancient Church as .*
heavenly birth. Hence, the day of St. Stephen, martyr both in will and in fact,
of St. John, martyr in will though not in tnct, and of the Holy Innocents, mar-
tyrs in fact though not in will, follow immediately after Christmas.]

The Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 13-18.

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the
Lord appcarcth to Joseph in a dream, paying, Arise, ai.d

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take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt,
and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will
peek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he
took the young child and his mother by night, and departed
into Egypt: and was there until the death of Herod: that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the pro-
phet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. Then
Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men,
was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from
two years old and under, according to the time which he had
diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama
was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great
mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not
be comforted, because they are not.

The Epistle, Rev. xiv. 1-5.

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion,
and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having
his Father's name written in their foreheads. And I heard
a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the
voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps: and they sung as it were a new
song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the
elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred
and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the
earth. These are they which were not defiled with women ;
for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb
whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among
men, being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb. And
in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault
before the throne of God.

The Collect.

0 God, who out of the mouths of babes and suck-
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lings hast ordained strength, and whose praise the
slaughtered infants of Bethlehem proclaimed, not by
speaking, but by dying; mortify and kill in -us, we be-
seech Thee, all evil propensities and wrong des.res,
and so strengthen us by Thy grace, that the same holy
faith, which we own with our tongues, we may con-
fess also by the innocency of our lives : to the glory
of Thy great name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

First Sunday after Christmas.

The Gospel, St. Matt. i. 18-25. (St. Luke ii. 23-35.)

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as
his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then
Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to
make her a public example, was minded to put her away pri-
vily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Jo-
seph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy
wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name
Jesus : for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all
this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be
with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call
his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted, is, God with
us. Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel
of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
and knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born
son: and he called his name Jesus.

THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST — NEW YEAR'S DAY. 51
Tlte Epistle, Gal. iv. 1-7. (1 John iv. 1-10.)

Now I say. That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth
nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is un-
der tutors and governors until the time appointed of the
father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage
under the elements of the world : but when the fulness of the
time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,
ma ie under the law, to redeem them that were under the
law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And be-
cause ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son
into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. "Wherefore thou art
no more a servant, but a son ; and if a son, then an lieir of
God through Christ.

The Collect.

Most merciful God, who hast so loved the world as
to give Thine only begotten Son, that whosoever be-
lieveth in Him should not perish, but have everlast-
ing life ; vouchsafe unto us, we humbly pray Thee, the
precious gift of faith, whereby we may know that the
Sen of God is come, and being always rooted and
grounded in the mystery of the Word made flesh, may
have power to overcome the world, and gain the bles-
sed immortality of heaven: through the merits of this
same incarnate Christ, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

The Circumcision of Christ— New Year's Day,

The Gospel, St. Luke ii. 15-21. {Psalm xc.)

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us

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now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is
come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it,
they made known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered
at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for
all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them. And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which
was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the
womb.

The Epistle, Col. ii. 8-17. {Ileb. xi. 8-16.)
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and
vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of
the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the
fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him,
which is the head of all principality and power : in whom also
ye are circumcised with the circumcision made Avithout hands,
in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circum-
cision of Christ: buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye
are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God,
who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead
in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he
quickened together with him, having forgiven you all tres-
passes; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was
against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the
way, nailing it to his cross ; and having spoiled principalities
and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over
them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in
drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of
the sabbath days : which are a shadow of things to come ; but
the body is of Christ.

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. 53

The Collect.
Almighty and most merciful God, by whose will
Thy well-beloved Son, the Saviour of the world, was
circumcised in His spotless flesh, to put honor on the
law which He had come to fulfil; grant unto us, we
beseech Thee, the true circumcision of the spirit, where-
by being inwardly purged from all worldly and carnal
lusts, we may offer ourselves unto Thee a living sac-
riliee, holy and acceptable through Jesus Christ: to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and
glory, world without end. Amen.

Second Sunday after Christmas.

The Gospel, St. Luke ii. 33-40.
And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which
were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said
unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall
and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which
shall he spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through
thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be
revealed. And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser : she was of a great
age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her
virginity; and she was a widow of about fourscore and four
years, which departed not from the temple, but served God
with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming
in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and
spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jeru-
salem. And when they had performed all things according to
the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own
city, Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in
epirit, filled with wisdom : and the grace of God was upon him.

54 THE EPIPHANY.

The Epistle, Bom. vi. 12-18.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye
should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your
members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but
yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the
dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto
God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are
not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we
sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?
God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey;
whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteous-
ness ? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of
sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine
which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin,
ye became the servants of righteousness.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, who by Thine only
begotten Son hast made us to be a new creation for
Thyself, and hast bathed us in the new light of Thine
Incarnate Word; preserve in us, we beseech Thee, the
works of Thy mercy, and cleanse us from all our an-
cient stains ; that by the assistance of Thy grace we
may be found in His form, in whom our substance
dwells with Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Epiphany,

[The Epiphany, or Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, is celebrated ou the
sixth da}' of January.]

The Gospel, St. Matt. ii. 1-12, (Is. lx. 1-15.)
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the

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days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is re that is born King
of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are
come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard
these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribe3
of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ
Bhould be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, are not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that
shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had
privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what
time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and
when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may
come and worship him also. When they had heard the king,
they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east,
went before them, till it came and stood over where the
young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced
with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into
the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother,
and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had
opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold,
and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in
a dream that they should not return to Hero 1, they departed
into their own country another way.

The Epistle, Eph. iii. 1-12. (Rom. xv. 8-12.)

For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you
Gentiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of
God which is given me to you-ward: how that by revelation
he made known unto me the mystery, as I wrote afore in few
words; whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my
knowledge in the mystery of Christ, which in other ages was
not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed

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unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; that the
Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and
partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: whereof I
was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of
God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this
grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ; and to make all men see what
is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning
of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ: to the intent that now unto the principalities
and powers in heavenly places might be known, by the
church, the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal
purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord : in
whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the
faith of him.

TJie Collect.

0 God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest
Thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles; mercifully
grant that we, who have now come to know Thee here
by faith, may be conducted to the full vision of Thy
glory hereafter in heaven ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with. Thee and the
Lloly Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

First Sunday after the Epiphany.

The Gospel, St. Luke ii. 41-52. (St. Mull. iii. 13-17.)
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast
of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they
went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And
when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child
Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his

FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 57

mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have
been in the company, went a clay's journey ; and they sought
him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they
found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking
him. And it came to pass, that after three days they found
him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both
hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that
heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold,
thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said
unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I
must be about my Father's business? And they understood
not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went
down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject
unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her
heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favor with God and man. %

The Epistle, Rom, zii. 1-5. (Rom. vi. 3-11.)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,
that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, accepta-
ble unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not
conformed to this, world: but be ye transformed by the re-
newing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through
the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not
to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but
to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one
body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being
many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of
another.

The ColleetS

Receive, 0 Lord, with compassionate kindness, the
vers of Thy suppliant people, and bestow upon

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tliem plentcously the aids of Thy heavenly grace; that
they may both know what things they ought to dof
and be strong also to do what they know; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Second Sunday after the Epiphany.

The Gosjtel, St. John ii. 1-11. (St. Luke iv. 1-13.)

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee;
and the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called,
and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted
wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee?
mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the ser-
vants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. And there were
set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the puri-
fying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And
they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them,
Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And
they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the
water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but
the servants which drew the water knew:) the governor of the
feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him, Every man
at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men
have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast
kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles
did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory;
and his disciples believed on him.

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY. 59

T/u' Epistle, Rom. xii. 6-16. (S«8. ii. 14-18.)
Having then gi.rts differing according to the grace that is
given to ns, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to
the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our minis-
-tering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhort-
eth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with sim-
plicity: he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mer-
cy, with cheerfulness. Let love he without dissimulation.
Ahhor that which is evil; cleave to that -which is good. Be
kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in ho-
nor preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent
in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in
tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the
necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which
persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that
do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same
mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but conde-
scend to men of low estate. Be not Avise in your own conceits.

■y

The Collect.

0 God, the Fountain of all truth and grace, who
hast called us out of darkness into marvellous light
by the glorious gospel of Thy Son; grant unto us
power, we beseech Thee, to walk worthy of this voca-
tion, with all lowliness and meekness, endeavoring to
keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace; that
we may have our fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Third Sunday after the Epiphany.

The Gospel, St. Matt. via. 1-13. (St. Mark i. 14-22.)

When he was come down from the mountain, great multi-
tudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and

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worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make
me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy
Avas cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no
man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer
the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came
unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The
centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and
my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority,
having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he
goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my ser-
vant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he
marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto
you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And
I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in
the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom
shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion,
Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto
thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

The Epistle, Rom, xii. 17-21. (1 Cor. i. 17-25.)

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest
in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in
you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge
not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is
written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give
him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head. Be not overcome of evil, b it overcome evil with good.

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The Coll vet.
Almighty and everlasting God, look mercifully, we
beseech Thee, upon our great weakness; and in the
midst of the manifold trials and dangers which beset
us on all sides, stretch forth the right hand of Thy
majesty for our protection and help ; through Jesus
Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany.

The Gospel, St. Malt. viii. 23-27. (St. Luke iv. 14-24.)

And when lie was entered into a ship, his disciples followed
hiih. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he
was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him,
saving, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them,
Why are ye fearful, 0 ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and
rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this,
that even the winds and the sea obey him !

The Epistle, Bom. xiii. 1-7. (2 Cor. iv. 1-6.)

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For
there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained
of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth
the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to
themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good
works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the
power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of
the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But
if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the
sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to
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execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must
needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience
sake. For, for this cause pay ye tribute also : for they are
God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute
is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor
to whom honor.

The Collect.

0 God, who hast founded the earth upon the seas,
and established it upon the floods, and whose word is
forever settled in heaven; grant unto us grace, we
beseech Thee, to look beyond the things which are
seen and temporal to the things which are not seen
and eternal; that walking by faith more than by sight,
we may not be unduly moved by any occasions in this
world, but be able to endure unto the end in the way
of life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is the
same yesterday, and to-day, and forever. Amen.

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany.

[The number of Sundays after the Epiphany (Upends upon the date of Easter,
which is a movable Feast, and varies from one to six.]

TJie Gospel, St. Matt. xiii. 24-30. {St. Matt. xiii. 1-9.)

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king-
dom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed
in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed
tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the
blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and
said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field?
from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An
enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou

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then that we go and gather them up? But lie said, Nay;
lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat
with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and
in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye
together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn
them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

The Epistle, Col. iii. 12-17. (1 Pet. i. 22-25.)
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness,
long-suffering: forbearing one another, and forgiving one
another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as
Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things
put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let
the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye
are called in one body ; and be ye thankful. Let the word of
Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; teaching and ad-
monishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And
whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

The Collect. >

0 Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy Church and
household continually in Thy true religion; that they
who do lean only upon the hope of Thy heavenly
grace, may evermore be defended by Thy mighty
power; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.

Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany,

The Gospel, St. Matt. xvii. 1-9. (St. Matt. xiii. 44-52.

And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John
his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain

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apart, and was transfigured before them : and his face did
shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias, talk-
ing with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus,
Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make
here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and
one for Elias. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud
overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud,
which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they
fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and
touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. And when
they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, s.ave Jesus
only. And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son
of man be risen again from the dead.

The Epistle, 1 John iii. 1-10. (1 Pet. ii. 1-10.)

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon
us, that wc should be called the sons of God: therefore the
world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall
be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And every man
that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself, even as he is
pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:
for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he
was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth
hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let
no man deceive you : he that docth righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this
purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy
the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not
commit sin ; for his seed remaineth in him : and he cannot

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pin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God
are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth
nut righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his
brother.

The Collect y

0 God, whose blessed Son was manifested that He
might destroy the works of the devil, and make us
the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; enable us,
we beseech Thee, having this hope, to purify ourselves,
even as He is pure; that when He shall appear again
with power and great glor}', we may be made like
unto Him in His eternal and glorious kingdom: where
He liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Third Sunday before Lent— Septuagesima.

The Gospel, St. Matt, xx. 1—10. (St. Matt. xiv. 22-33.)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an
householder, which went out early in the morning to hire la-
borers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the
laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others stand-
ing idle in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also
into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, I will give you.
And they went their way. Again he went out about the
sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the
eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle,
and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith
unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is
right, that shall ye receive. So when even was come, the lord
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of the vineyard saith unto his steward. Call the laborers, and
give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour,
they received every man a penny. But when the first came,
they supposed that they should have received more ; and they
likewise received every man a penny. And when they had
received it, they murmured against the good man of the house,
saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast
made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and
heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said,
Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst not thou agree with me for
a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way : I will give
unto this last even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do
what I will with mine own ? Is thine eye evil because I am
good ? So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be
called, but few chosen.

The Epistle, 1 Cor, is. 24-27.— x. 1-5. {Rom. viii. 31-39.)

Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but
one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And
every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all
things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but
Ave an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly;
so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under
my body, and bring it into subjection; lest that by any means
when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-
away.— Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be
ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and
all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses
in the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual
meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they
drank of that spiritual llock that followed them: and that
Rock was Christ. But with many of ihem God was not well
pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

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The Collect.'
0 Lord, we beseech Thee favorably to hear the
prayers of Thy people; that we who are justly pun-
ished for our offences, may be mercifully delivered by
Thy goodness, for the glory of Thy name; through
. I r>us Christ our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

Second Sunday before Lent— Sexagesima.

TJie Gospel, St. Luke viii. 4-15. (St. John x. 1-18.)

And when much people were gathered together, and were
come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable : A sower
went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the
wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it. And some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it
was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with
it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang
up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said
these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable
be? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the myste-
ries of the kingdom of God : but to others in parables ; that
seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not under-
stand. Now the parable is tins : The seed is the word of God.
Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the
devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they
should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they,
which, when they hear', receive the word with joy; and these
have no root, which for awhile believe, and in time of tempta-
tion fall away. And that which fell among thorns are they,

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which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with
cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit
to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which
in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it,
and bring forth fruit with patience.

The Epistle, 2 Cor. xi. 19-33— xii. 1-9. (1 Pel. ii. 17-25.)

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man de-
vour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a
man smite you on the face. I speak as concerning reproach,
as though we had been weak. Howbeit, Avhereinsoever any
is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. Are they He-
brews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they
the seed of Abraham ? so am I. Are they ministers of Christ ?
(I speak as a fool,) I am more; in labors more abundant, in
stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths
oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I
suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers,
in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen,
in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the
sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and pain-
fulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings
often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are
without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the
churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended,
and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the
things which concern mine infirmities. The God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore,
knoweth that I lie not. In Damascus the governor under
Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a gar-
rison, desirous to apprehend me : and through a window in a
basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. —
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visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ
above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell;
or whether out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;)
such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such
a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot
tell: God knoweth;) how that he was caught up into para-
dise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for
a man to utter. Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself
1 will not glory, but in mine infirmities. For though I would
desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth:
but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above
that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. And
lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance
of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted
above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice,
that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My
grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect
in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in
my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

The Collecty

Almighty and everlasting God, the Creator of the
ends of the earth, who givest power to the faint, and
strength to them that have no might; look mercifully,
we beseech Thee, on our low estate, and cause Thy
grace to triumph in our weakness; that we may arise
and follow in the way of righteousness those who by
their faith and patience already inherit the promises;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sunday before Lent— Quinquagesima, or Estoniihi.

The Gospel, SLLuke xviii. 31-43. (St. Matt. xvi. 21-23.)
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Be-

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hold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written
by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accom-
plished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and
shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on : and
they shall scourge him, and put him to death : and the third
day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these
things : and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they
the things which were spoken. And it came to pass, that as
he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by
the wayside, begging : and hearing the multitude pass by, he
asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Naza-
reth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of Da-
vid, have mercy on me. And they which went before, rebuked
him, that he should hold his peace : but he cried so much the
more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus
stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him : and when
he was come near, he asked him, saying, What wilt thou that
I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may re-
ceive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight:
thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his
sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people,
when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

TJie Epistle, 1 Cor. xiii. 1-13. (1 Pet. iv. 12-19.)

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and
have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tink-
ling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and
understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I
have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have
not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my
goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be
burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Cha-
rity sufFereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity
vaunteth not itself, is noj puffed up, dotli not behave itself
unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, think-
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truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all
things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whe-
ther there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be
tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it
shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in
part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that
which is in part shall be done away. "When I was a child, I
spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child :
but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For
now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:
now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am
known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;
but the greatest of these is charity.

The Collect.

0 Lord, who hast taught us that all our doings
without charity are nothing worth; send Thy Holy
Ghost, and pour into our hearts that most excellent
gift of charity, the very bond of perfectness, and of all
virtues; without which, whosoever liveth is counted
dead before Thee. Grant this for Thine only Son
Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

First Day in Lent— Ash-Wednesday.

The Gospel, St. Mall. vi. 16-21. (Psalm li.)

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may
appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have
their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine
head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to
fast, but unto thy Father which is in- secret: and thy Father
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for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through
nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also.

The Epistle, Joe?. JL 12-1& {Rev. iii. 14-22.)

Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me
with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and
with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments,
and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth
him of the evil. Who knoweth if he will return and repent,
and leave a blessing behind him ; even a meat offering and a
drink offering unto the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet
in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: gather the
people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather
the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bride-
groom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her
closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep be-
tween the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy
people, 0 Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that
the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they
say among the people, Where is their God ? Then will the
Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

The Collect. '

Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing
that Thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all
those who are penitent; create and make in us new
and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our
sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain
of Thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and
forgiveness; through Jesus Christ o.ur Lord. Amen.

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First Sunday in Lent— Invocavit.

The Gospel, St. Matt. iv. 1-11. (St. Matt vi. 1-21.)

Then 'was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the ■wilderness to
be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days
and forty nights, he was afterward an hungered. And when
the temptei came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of
God, command that these stones be made bread. But he
answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth
of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city^
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto
him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down : for it is
written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It
is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high moun-
tain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the
glory of them ; and saith unto him, All these things will I
give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith
Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written,
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels
came and ministered unto him.

The Epistle, 2 Cor. vi. 1-10. (Eph. vi. 10-20.)

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also
that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith,
I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of sal-
vation have I succoured thee : behold, now is the accepted
time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) Giving no offence
in anything, that the ministry be not blamed: but in all
things approving ourselves, as the ministers of God, in much
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patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes,
in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in
fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word
of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteous-
ness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dis-
honour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet
true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, be-
hold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet
always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having
nothing, and yet possessing all things.

The Collect.^

We beseech Thee, 0 Lord, by the mystery of our
Saviour's fasting and temptation, to arm us with the
same mind that was in Him toward all evil and sin;
and give us grace to keep our bodies in such holy
discipline, that our minds may be always ready to
resist Satan, and obey the motions of Thy Holy Spi-
rit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Second Sunday in Lent— Eeminiscere.

The Gospel, St. Matt. xv. 21-28. (St. Luke xi. 29-36.)
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of
Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out
of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy
on me, 0 Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously
vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And
his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not
sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then
came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But
he answered and said, It is rot meet to take the children's

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bread, and to cast it to dogs. And slic said, Truth, Lord:
yet the dogs oat of the crumbs which fall from their masters'
table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, 0 woman,
great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And
her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

The Epistle, 1 Thcss. iv. 1-8. (ILL. ii. 1-4.)

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort
you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how
ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound
more and more. For ye know what commandments Ave gave
you by the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, even
your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel
in sanctification and honour; not in the lust of concupiscence,
even as the Gentiles which know not God: that no man go
beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that
the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have fore-
warned you and testified. For God hath not called us unto
uncleanness, but unto holiness. He therefore that despiseth,
I'iseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his
Holy Spirit.

The Collect.*

Almighty God, who seest the helpless misery of
our fallen life; vouchsafe unto us, we humhiy beseech
Thee, both the outward and inward defence of Thy
guardian care; that we may be shielded from the
evils which assault the body, and be kept pure from
all thoughts that harm and pollute the soul; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Third Sunday in Lent— Oculi.

The Gospel, St. Lulu xi. 14-28. {St. Matt. xii. 22-32.)

A nd he "was casting out a devil, and it "was dumb. And
it c;me to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake;
and the people wondered. But some of them said, He cast-
eth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every king-
dom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a
house divided against a house falleth. If Satan also be di-
vided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because
ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I
by Beelzebub cast out devils, by 'whom do your sons cast
them out? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I
with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom
of God is come upon you. When a strong man armed keep-
eth his palace, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger
than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh
from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his
spoils. He that is not with me is against me: and he that
gathereth not with me scattereth. When the unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking
rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house
whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it
swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him
seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter
in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse
than the first. And it came to pass, as he spake these things,
a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said
unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps
which thou hast sucked. But he said, Yea rather, blessed
are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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The Epistle, Eph. v. 1-0. (Ilel. x. 2G-31.)

Be ye therefore fol.-jwers of God, as dear children; and
walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given
himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-
Bmelling savour. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or
covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becom-
eth saints ; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,
which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For
this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor
covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in
the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you
with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath
of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye there-
fore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness,
but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteous-
ness and truth.

The Collect. ^

Almighty God. who hast been the hope and con-
fidence of Thy people in all ages ; mercifully regard,
we beseech Thee, the prayer with which we cry unto
Thee out of the depths, and stretch forth the right
hand of Thy majesty for our salvation and defence ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fourth Sunday in Lent.— Laetare

The Gospel, St. John vi. 1-14. (St. John vi. 47-50.)

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee,
which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed
him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that
were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and

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there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of
the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes,
and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto
Philip, Whence shall we huy bread, that these may eat?
And this he said to prove him : for he himself knew what he
would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth
of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them
may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Pe-
ter's brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath
five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they
among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down.
Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat
down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took the
loaves ; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the
disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and
likewise of the fishes as much as they wrould. When they
were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the frag-
ments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they
gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets Avith the
fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and
above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they
had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth
that Prophet that should come into the world.

The Epistle, Gal. iv. 21-31. (1 John v. 11-21.)

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear
the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the
one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman. But he who
was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh ; but he of
the free woman was by promise. Which things are an alle-
gory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the
mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and ansAvereth to
Jerusalem, which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of
us all. For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest

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D it; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for tho
desolate hath many more children than she which hath an
husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children
of promise. But as then he that was born after the flesh
persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is
now. Nevertheless what saith the Scripture? Cast out the
bondwoman and her son : for the son of the bondwoman shall
not be heir with the son of the free woman. So then, breth-
ren, wo are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Hie Collect.

0 Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering
and abundant in goodness and truth; enter not into
judgment with Thy servants, we beseech Thee, but
be pleased of Thy great kindness to grant, that we
who are now righteously afflicted and bowed down
by the sense of our sins, may be refreshed and lifted
up with the joy of Thy salvation; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fifth Sunday in Lent— Judica,

The Gospel, Si. John viii. 40-59. (St. John xii. 20-32.)

Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the
truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth
God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not
of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say
we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father,
and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own glory:
there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hasc
a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou say-

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est, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead?
and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Je-
sus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it
is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say that he is
your God: yet ye have not known him; but I know him:
and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like
unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. Your
father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saAV it, and
was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet
fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham
was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but
Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through
the midst of them, and so passed by.

The Epistle, Ileb. ix. 11-15. (2 Cor. v. 14-21.)

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to
come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made
with hands, that is to say, not of this building ; neither by
the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he en-
tered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us. For if the blood of bulls and of goats,
and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth
to the purifying of the flesh : how much more shall the blood
of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself with-
out spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works
to serve the living God? And for this cause he is the medi-
ator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the
redemption of the transgressions that were under the first
testament, they which are called might receive the promise
of eternal inheritance.

The Collect.

Almighty and most merciful God, who hast given
Thy Son to die for our sins, and to obtain forgive-

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38 and redciv ption for us through His own blood;
let the merit of this spotless sacrifice, we beseech

The,-, purge our consciences from dead works, that
we may serve Thee, the living God, and receive the
promise of eternal inheritance in Christ Jesus our
Lord : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Sixth Sunday in Lent— Palm Sunday— Palinarum,

[During the Holy Week, there should be Divine Service every 'lav;
in which case, the entire gospel history of Christ's Passion and Death
should be read.]

The Gospel, St. John xii. 1-16. (St. Luke xix. 28-1U.)

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany,
■where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised
from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha
served : but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table
with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spike-
nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped
his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour
of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Is-
cariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not
this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but be-
cause lie was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put
t liercin. Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day
of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye
have with you; but me ye have not always. Much people
of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came
not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus
. whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief priests
I that they might put Lazarus also to death; because
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that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed
on Jesus. On the next day much people that were come to
the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusa-
lem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet
him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that
cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had
found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not,
daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an
ass's colt. These things understood not his disciples at the
first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they
that these things were written of him, and that they had done
these things unto him.

TJie Epistle, Phil. ii. 5-10. {Rev. i. 4-8.)

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be
equal with God : but made himself of no reputation, and took
upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness
of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of
the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name: that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,
and things in earth, and things under the earth.

The Collect.

*' Almigiity and everlasting God, whose Son, our
Saviour Jesus Christ, for an example of humility to
the world, took upon Him our flesh and endured the
passion of the cross; mercifully grant, we beseech
Thee, that we may be counted worthy to have part,
both in the fellowship of His sufferings and in the
glorious power of His resurrection: to whom, with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world
without end. Amen.

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Good Friday,

The Gospel, St. John xix. 1-37. {St. Matt, xxvii. 33-54.)

Then Tilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And
the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head,
and they put on him a purple robe, and said, Hail, King of
the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate
therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I
bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault
in him. Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns,
and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold
the man ! When the chief priests therefore and officers saw
him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate
saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no
fault in him. The Jews answered him, we have a law, and
by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son
of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was
the more afraid; and went again into the judgment hall, and
saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no
answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto
me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and
have power to release thee ? Jesus answered, Thou couldest
have no power at all against me, except it were given thee
from above : therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath
the greater sin. And from thenceforth Pilate sought to re-
lease him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this
man go, thou art not Csesar's friend: whosoever maketh him-
self a king speaketh against Caesar. When Pilate therefore
heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in
the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but
in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of
the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the
Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, Away with

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him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them,
Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We
have no king hut Caesar. Then delivered he him therefore
unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led
him away. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place
called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew
Golgotha: where they crucified him, and two other with
him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate
wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was,
JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where
Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written
in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the chief
priests of the Jews, to Pilate, Write not, the King of the
Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate
answered, What I have written I have written. Then the
soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments,
and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his
coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top
throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us
not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the Scrip-
ture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment
among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These
things therefore the soldiers did. Now there stood by the cross
of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw
his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he
saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith
he to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And from that hour
that disciple took her unto his own home. After this, Jesus
knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the
Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there ay;is
set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with
vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, ai>d put it to his mouth.
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It
is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

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The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the
bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day,
(for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that
their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken
away. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the
first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But
when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already,
they brake not his legs: but one of the soldiers with a spear
pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and
water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is
true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might be-
lieve. For these things were done, that the scripture should
be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again
another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they
pierced.

The Epistle, Hcb. x. 1-25 (Isaiah liii.)

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and
not the very image of the things, can never with those sacri-
fices, which they offered year by year continually, make the
comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have
ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once
purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But
in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins
every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and
of goats should tale away sins. Wherefore when he cometh
into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest
not, but a body hast thou prepared me: in burnt offerings
and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said
I, Lo, I come (in the volume of tin book it is written of me,)
to do thy will, 0 God. Above when he said, Sacrifice and
offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest
not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the
law; then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, 0 God. He
taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. By
the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body

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of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily
ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which
can never take away sins: but this man, after he had offered
one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of
God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his
footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever
them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a
witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the
covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith
the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their
minds will I write them ; and their sins and iniquities will I
remember no more. Now where remission of these is, there
is no more offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a
new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us,
through the vail, that is to say, his flesh; and having an
high priest over the house of God ; let us draw near with a
true heart and full assurance of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed
with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our
faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) and
let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good
works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so
much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

The Collect.

0 righteous and holy God, who has manifested
toward us Thine unfathomable love, in not sparing
Thine own Son, but delivering Him up for us all; by
the memory of His bitter death, by the awful mystery
of His sorrows in the garden and upon the cross, we
humbly beseech Thee to have mercy upon us and
upon all men, and to make known Thy saving health

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among the nations, that He may sec the travail of
His soul and be satisfied: to whom with Thee and the
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end.
Amen.

The Festival Prayer,
Lord Jesus Christ ! Thou holy and spotless Lamb
of God, who didst take upon Thyself the curse of sin
which was due to us, with all the heavenly host of
the redeemed, we unite in ascribing unto Thee power,
and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor,
and glory, and blessing. We bless Thee for all the
burdens Thou hast borne, for all the tears Thou hast
wept, for all the pains Thou hast suffered, for every
drop of blood Thou hast shed, for every word of com-
fort Thou hast spoken on the cross, for every conflict
with the powers of darkness, and for Thine eternal
victory over the terrors of death and the pains of hell.
Amen.

0 most merciful Father, who of Thy tender com-
passion towards us guilty sinners, didst give Thine
only-begotten Son to be an offering for our sins, grant
us grace, we humbly beseech Thee, that, being en-
grafted into Him by Thy Spirit and made partakers
of His sufferings and His death, we may crucify the
corrupt inclinations of the flesh, die daily unto the
world, and lead holy and unblamable lives. Cleaving
unto His cross in all the temptations of life, may we
hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering,
and finally attain unto the resurrection of the dead,
through the merits of this same once crucified, but
now risen and exalted Saviour. Amen.

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Easter Eve.

The Gospel, St. Matt, xxvii. 57-G6.
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Ari-
mathsea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
he went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pi-
late commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph
had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in
the rock : and he rolled a great stone to the door of the se-
pulchre, and departed. And there was Mary Magdalene,
and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Now
the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the
chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying,
Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet
alive, After three days I will rise again. Command there-
fore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest
his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto
the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall
be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a
watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they
went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and
setting a watch.

The Epistle, 1 Pet. iii. 17-22.

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for
well-doing, than for evil-doing. For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring
us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by
the Spirit: by which also he went and preached unto the
spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient, when
once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah,
while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight
souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even
baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting away of the

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filth of the flesh, hut the answer of a good conscience toward
God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: who is gone into
heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authori-
ties and powers heing made subject unto him.

The Collect.

0 almighty God, who, by the descent of our Savi-
our Jesus Christ into hades, and His rising again from
the dead, hast given assurance that the spirits of
those who sleep in Him do abide in joy and felicity;
grant unto us, we beseech Thee, such steadfast faith
a;id lively hope, that we may purify ourselves as He
is pure; and that we, with Thy whole redeemed
Church, may speedily attain unto the resurrection of
the dead, when our mortal bodies shall put on im-
mortality and incorruption, and we shall be changed
into the likeness of His glorious body: who liveth
and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one
God, world without end. Amen.

Easter Day.

The Gospel, St. John xx. 1-10. {St. Matt, xxviii. 1-10.)

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early,
when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone
taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth and
cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus
loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord
out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid
him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple,
and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and
the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the se-

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pulclire. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the
linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon
Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth
the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head,
not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a
place by itself. Then went in also that other disciple, which
came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For
as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again
from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto
their own home.

The Epistle, Col. iii. 1-11. (1 Cor. xv. 1-20.)

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which
are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also
appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members
which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordi-
nate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is
idolatry: for which things' sake the wrath of God cometh
on the children of disobedience: in the which ye also walked
sometime when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off
all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communi-
cation out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing
that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ; and have put
on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the
image of him that. created him: where there is neither Greek
nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scy-
thian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

The Collect.

Almighty God, who through the resurrection of
Thine only begotten Son Jesus Christ, hast Dvercome
death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life;

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assist and support in us, we beseech Thee, the aspira-
ti ns of Thy heavenly grace, that dying unto sin al-
ways, and living unto righteousness, we may at last
triumph over death and the grave, in the lull image
of our risen Lord: to whom, with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen

The Festival Prayer,

0 Tiiou God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we render Thee most humble and hearty thanks,
that, when He had descended into the grave, Thou
didst not suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption, nor
leave His soul in hades, but didst show unto Him the
path of life, and raise Him from the dead, and set
Him at Thine own right hand in the heavenly places.
Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to apprehend with
true faith the glorious mystery of our Saviour's re-
surrection, and fill our hearts with joy and a lively
hope, that amid all the sorrows, trials and tempta-
tions of our mortal state, and in the hour of death,
we may derive strength and comfort from this sure
pledge, of an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled
and that fadeth not away. Amen.

0 Thou Prince of Life and First^Begotten of the
dead, whom not having seen we love, breathe upon
us that we may receive the Holy Ghost, to abide
with us continually both as the seal of our adoption,
and as an earnest of the promised possession. Give
us power to walk in the Spirit that we may not fulfill
the lusts of the flesh, but mortify our members which
are upon the earth and purify ourselves even as Thou

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art pure, so that at Thy second coming to judge the
world in righteousness, we also may appear with
Thee, having our vile bodies changed into the fashion
of Thine own glorious body, according to the work-
ing whereby Thou art able even to subdue all things
unto Thyself: who art God over all, blessed forever.
Amen.

Monday in Easter Week.

The Gospel, St. Luke xxiv. 13-35. (St John xx. 11-18.)

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore
furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which
had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they com-
muned together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and
went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should
not know him. And he said unto them, "What manner of
communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye
walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was
Cleopas, answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger
in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come
to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What
things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Na-
zareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before
God and all the people: and how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have cru-
cified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should
have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to-day is the third
day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women
also of our company made us astonished, which were early at
the sepulchre; and when they found not his body, they came,
Baying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said

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that he was alive. And certain of them which were "with us
went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had
said: but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, 0
fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have
spoken: Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and
to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the
prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the
things concerning himself. And they drew nigh unto the
village, whither they went: and he made as though he would
have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide
■with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.
And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass,
as he sat at meat with them, he took bread and blessed it,
and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened,
and they knew him ; and he vanished out of their sight. And
they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us,
while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to
us the Scriptures? And they rose up the same hour, and re-
turned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together,
and them that were with them, saying, The Lord is risen in-
deed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what
things were done in the way, and how he was known of them
in breaking of bread.

The Epistle, Acts x. 34-13. (1 Cor. xv. 51-58.)

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I per-
ceive that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation
he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted
with him. The word which God sent unto the children of
Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
that word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout
all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which
John preached ; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with
the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good,
ami healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did

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both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they
slew and hanged on a tree: him God raised up the third day,
and shewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto wit-
nesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and
drink with him after he rose from the dead. And he com-
manded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is
he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick
and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through
his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission
of sins.

The Collect.

Almighty God, who from the tomb of our Lord
Jesus Christ hast caused the light of Eternal Life to
shine upon the world; be pleased, at this season of
• solemn joy, to shed abroad Thy love in our hearts by
the Holy Ghost, and to inflame them with heavenly
desires; that we may continually seek the things
which are above, where Christ sitteth at Thy right
hand, and so, abiding in purity of heart and mind,
may at length attain unto Thine everlasting king-
dom, there to dwell in the glorious light of Thy pre-
sence, world without end; through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

First Sunday after Easter— Quasimodogeniti, or
Dominica in Albis.

The Gospel, St. John*?.. 19^31. (St. Luke xxiv. 36-47.)
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the
week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were as-
sembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the
midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And when

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he had BO Baid, ho showed unto them his hands and his side.
Then wore the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then
said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father
hath sent mo, even so send I you. And when he had Baid
this, ho breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye
the Holy Ghost : whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted
unto them; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are retained.
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with
thorn when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said
unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them,
Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put
my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into
his side, I will not believe. And after eight days again his
disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Je-
sus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said,
Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither
thy fingers, and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand,
ami thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my
God. Je-us saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen
me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus
in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this
book : but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might
have life through his name.

The Epistle, 1 John v. 4-12. (2 Tim. ii. 7-13.)

For whatsoever is born of God overcomcth the world : and
this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
"Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believoth
that Jesus is the Son of God ? This is he that came by water
and blood, even Jesus Christ ; not by water only, but by water
and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because
the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in

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heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth,
the Spirit, and the water, and the blood : and these three agree
in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God
is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testi-
fied of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath
the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made
him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave
of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to
us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the
Son hath life ; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not
life.

The Collect.

Almighty God, who hast brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus, the glorious Prince of salvation,
with everlasting victory over hell and the grave;
grant unto us power, we beseech Thee, to rise with
Him to newness of life, that we may overcome the
world with the victory of faith, and have part at last
in the resurrection of the just; through the merits
of this same risen Saviour, who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.

Second Sunday after Easter— Misericordias
Domini.

The Gospel, St. John x. 11-16. (St. John xxi. 15-19.)

I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth his life
for the sheep. But he that is an hireling, and not the shep-
herd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catchcth them, and
scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an

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hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shep
herd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the
Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay
down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which
are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

The Epistle, 1 Pet, ii. 20-25. (Rev. vii. 13-17.)

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults,
ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer
for it, ye take it patiently, tliis is acceptable with God. For
even hereunto were ye called : because Christ also suffered for
us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps :
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who,
when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he
threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth
righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own body
on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness : by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were
as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shep-
herd and Bishop of your souls.

The Collect. ^

0 God, who, of Thine abundant mercy, hast begot-
ten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead ; let Thy great love
constrain us, we beseech Thee, to rise up, forsake all,
and follow Him; that as we have been redeemed by
His blood, so we may walk also in the light of His
holy example, and be joined to Him evermore as the
Shepherd and Bishop of our souls : to whom, with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world
without end. Amen.

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Third Sunday after Easter— Jubilate.

The Gospel, St. John xvi. 16-22. (Si. Matt. x. 16-20.)

A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little
while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then
said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that
he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me : and
again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go
to the Father ? They said therefore, What is this that he
saith, A little while? Ave cannot tell what he saith. Now
Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto
them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A lit-
tle while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while,
aud ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you. That
ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye
shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour
is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she re-
membereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born
into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I
will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy
no man taketh from you.

The Epistle, 1 Pet. ii. 11-19. (Acta it. 8-20.)

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims,
abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having
your conversation honest among the Gentiles : that, whereas
they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good
works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of
visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for
the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or
unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the
punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do

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well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye

may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and
not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the
servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood.
Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your
masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but
also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for
conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

The Collects

God of all truth and grace, who hast caused the
Sun of Righteousness to arise upon a dark and be-
nighted world, in bringing up Thy Holy One from
the grave ; be pleased graciously so to illuminate the
souls of Thy people with the beams of heavenly wis-
dom, that they may continually walk in Thy light,
and know-both to avoid evil and to follow after that
which is good; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Fourth Sunday after Easter— Oantate,

The Gospel, St. John xvi. 5-15. (St. Matt. x. 24-33.)
But now I go my way to him that sent me ; and none of
you asketh me, Whither goest thou? "But because I have
said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth ; It is expedient for you
that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe
not on me; of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and

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ye see me no more; of judgment, because the prince of this
world is judged. I have yet many thing? to say unto you,
but ye cannot bear them now. llowbeit w.ien he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he
shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will show you things to come. He
shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew
it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine:
therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it
unto you.

The Epistle, St. James i. 16-21. (1 Thess. ii. 9-13.)

Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and
every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow
of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of
truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to
hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man
worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart
all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive
with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your
souls.

The Collect. -'

0 God, the Father of lights, from whom cometh
down every good and perfect gift, and who. art T I13-
self the only satisfying portion of the souls which
Thou hast made; grant us grace, we beseech Thee,
to raise our thoughts and affections from earth to
heaven, and to breathe continually after Thy pre-
sence; that so, in the midst of all worldly vanity
and change, our hearts may surely there be fixed,
where alone are to be found true joys and everlast*
ing peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Fifth Sunday after Easter— Eogate.
6J

The Gospel, St. John xvi. 23-33. (St. Luke xi. 9-13.)

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily,
I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my
name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing
in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be
full. These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs; but
the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in
proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. At that
day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that
I will pray the Father for you: for the Father himself loveth
you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came
out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come
into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the
Father. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou
plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that
thou knowcst all things, and needest not that any man should
ask thee : by this we believe that thou earnest forth from
God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? Behold,
the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered,
every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I
am not alone, because the Father is with me. These things
I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation : but be of good cheer ;
I have overcome the world.

The Epistle, St. Janus i. 22-27. (1 Tim. ii. 1-6.)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiv-
ing your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word,
and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural
face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and gocth his way,
and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But

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whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth
therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. If any man
among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue,
but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is
this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and
to keep himself unspotted from the world.

The Collect.

Vouchsafe unto us, 0 Lord, the inspirations ot
Thy salutary grace, and quicken us according to Thy
word; that knowing what is right, and approving
that which is good, we may, by patient continuance
in Avell-doing, seek for glory and honor and immor-
tality ; and so finally, having escaped the corruption
that is in the world through lust, find an entrance
ministered unto us abundantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ : to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and
glory, world without end. Amen.

Ascension Day,

The Gospel, St. Mark xvi. 14-20. (St. Luke. xxiv. 49-53.)

Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat,
and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they believed not them which had seen him
after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he thatbelieveth
not shall be damned. And these sims shall follow them

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that believe: in my name shall they cast out devils; they
shall speak with new tongues ; they shall take up serpents ;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ;
they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So
then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received
up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And
they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord work-
ing with them, and confirming the word with signs follow-
ing. Amen.

Hi e Epistle, Acts, i. 1-11. {Ephets. i. 15-23.)
The former treatise have I made, 0 Theophilus, of all that
Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he
was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had
given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen :
to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by
many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and
speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
and, being assembled together with them, commanded them
that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the
promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
For John truly baptized with water ; but ye shall be bap-
tized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When
they therefore were come together, they asked of him, say-
ing, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to
Israel ? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know
the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his
own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me
both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had
spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and
a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they
looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two
men stood by them in white apparel ; which also said, Ye men
of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? this same

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Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come
in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, who on this day
didst glorify Thy Son Jesus, by receiving Him up into
heaven, and setting Him at Thine own right hand,
far above all principality, and power, and might, and
dominion, and every name that is named, not only
in this world, but also in that which is to come ; work
in us, we beseech Thee, such firm and abiding faith
in this mystery as may raise us in heart and mind
above all things here below, to dwell with Christ in
heavenly places, and to possess in Him our true life;
so that when He shall appear again, according to His
word, we also may appear with Him in glory ever-
lasting: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
be all worship and praise, world without end. Amen.

The Festival Prayer.

0 Lord Jesus Christ, Thou conqueror of death and
hell, who from the depths of Thy humiliation didst
pass into the heavens, and art crowned with glory
and honor as King of saints and eternal High Priest
over the house of God; let Thy all-powerful interces-
sions prevail on our behalf, that, being delivered from
the curse of sin, we may receive grace and strength
to follow Thee with patient endurance through the
sorrows and pains of earth and the darkness of the
grave, and, having thus shared in Thy sufferings here,
become partakers also of Thy joy and glory hi the
everlasting kingdom of the Father. Amen.

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Sunday after Ascension Day— Exaudi.

The Gospel, St. John xv. 2S— xvi. 1. (£*. 7b/t« vii. 33-39.)

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceed-
eth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall
bear witness, because ye have been with me from the begin-
ning. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should
not be offended.

The Epistle, 1 Pet. iv. 7-11. {Acts xix. 1-7.)

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober,
and watch unto prayer. And above all things have fervent
charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multi-
tude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudg-
ing. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister
the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold
grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the
oracles of God ; if any man minister, let him do it as of the
ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glo-
rified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion
for ever and ever. Amen.

The Collect. ^

0 God, the King of glory, who through the resur-
rection and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, hast
opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers ; leave
us not orphans, we beseech Thee, in our weary mor-
tal state, but send unto us the Holy Ghost, the Com-
forter; who may guide us always in the way of truth
and peace, and bring us in the end to those mansions
of rest in which Christ now dwells and reigns: to

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whom., with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and
glory, world without end. Amen.

Whitsunday— Pentecost,

The Gospel, St. John xiv. 15-31. {Joel ii. 28-32.)

If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I -will pray
the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he
may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom
the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither
knowethhim: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless : I will
come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no
more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At
that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me,
and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and kecpeth
them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be
loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest
myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how
is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the
world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me,
he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we
will come unto him, and make our abode with him. lie that
loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings : and the word which
ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. These
tilings have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the
Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have
said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give
unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let
not your^ieart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have
heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto

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you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go
unto the Father: for uiy Father is greater than I. And now
I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come
to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much
with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath
nothing in me. But that the world may know that I love
the Father ; and as the Father gave me commandment, even
so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

The Epistle, Aett ii. 1-11. (Acts ii. 22-41.)

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came
a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled
all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared
unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each
of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, de-
vout men, out of every nation under heaven. Xow when this
was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were
confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his
own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled,
ing one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak
Galileans? and how hear we every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born ? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites,
and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappa-
docia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in
Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers
of Piome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do
hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

The Collect.

God of .all peace and consolation, who didst glo-
riously fulfill the great promise of the Gospel, by send-
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to establish the Church as the home of his continual
presence and power among men ; mercifully grant
unto us, we beseech Thee, this same gift of the Spirit,
to renew, illuminate, refresh, and sanctify our dying
souls, to be over us and around us like the light and
dew of heaven, and to be in us evermore as a well of
water springing up into everlasting life; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with Thee, and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, be honor and glory, world
without end. Amen.

The Festival Prayer.

0 Holt Ghost, Spirit of the Father and the Son,
who by Thy quickening energy hast raised us up to a
new life in Christ Jesus, and dost in mercy to our in-
firmities condescend to dwell in our mortal bodies as
Thy consecrated temples; bring forth in our hearts
and lives, we beseech Thee, the fruits of love, joy,
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, faith, meekness and
temperance; that so walking in Thee with all holy
obedience we may stand firm in the knowledge and
love of the truth against the wiles of the Devil, over-
come the world, and be glorified in the fellowship of
the Father and the Son: to whom with Thee who art
coequal and coeternal God, Ave ascribe all honor,
thanksgiving and praise. Amen.

Wkitmonday.

The Gospel, St. John iii. 16-21. {St. Jokni\. 13-24.)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but

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have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into tho
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
I this is the condemnation, that light is come into the
world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be
reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that
his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

T7ie Epistle, Acts x. 34-48.

Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive
that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he
that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with
him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all :) that
word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all
Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John
preached ; how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good and
healing all that were oppressed of the devil ; for God was with
him. And we are witnesses of all things which he did both
in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem ; whom they slew
and hanged on a tree : him God raised up the third day, and
shewed him openly; not to all the people, but unto witnesses
chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with
him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to
preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was
ordained of God to be the judge of quick and dead. To him
give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever
believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. AYhile Peter
yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which
heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed
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were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that
on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy
Ghost. For they heard them speak with tongues, and mag-
nify God. Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water,
that these should not be baptized, which have received the
Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be
baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to
tarry certain days.

The Collect.

Most glorious and blessed God, who through the
Holy Ghost, hast made Thy One Catholic Church to
be the Body of Christ, the fulness of Him that filleth
all in all; we humbly beseech Thee to grant unto us,
and to all Thy people, such strong and steadfast
faith in this great mystery of grace, that being safe-
ly defended from all heresy and schism, we may ever
abide in the unity of the Spirit, and so grow up into
Him in all things which is the Head, even Christ : to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
be all honor and praise, world without end. Amen.

Trinity Sunday.

The Gospel, St. John iii. 1-1-3. {St. Matt, xxviii, 18-20.)
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews : the same came to Jesus by night, and said
unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from
God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, ex-
cept God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto
him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter

TRINITY SUNDAY. Ill

the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the king-
dom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and
that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth
where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound thereof, but ca^t
not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every
one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said
unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said
unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things '.' Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we
do know, and testify that we have seen ; and ye receive not
our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye be-
lieve not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things ?
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came
down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The Epistle, Rev. iv. 1-11. (1 John v. 1-12.)

After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in hea-
ven : and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a
trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I
will show thee things which must be hereafter. And imme-
diately I was in the Spirit : and, behold, a throne was set in
h saven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to
look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : and there was a
rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
And round about the throne were four and twenty seats:
and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting,
clothed in white raiment ; anil they had on their heads crowns
of gold. And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and
thunderings and voices : *and there were seven lamps of firo
burning before the throne, which are the. seven spirits of God.

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And before the throne there -was a sea of glass like unto
crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the
throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And
the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth
beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each
oLthem six wings about him ; and they were full of eyes with-
in: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy,
holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come
And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to
him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the
four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the
throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and
cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy,
0 Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast
created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were
created.

The Collect*

0 God, the Creator and Saviour of the world, who
hast made Thyself known in the work of man's re-
demption, as the Mystery of the ever adorable Trin-
ity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Three in One and
One in Three; reveal in us, we beseech Thee, the
full power of this faith, into which we have been
planted by baptism; that being born of water and of
the Spirit, we may by a life of holiness be formed
into Thine image here, and rise to Thy blissful pre-
sence hereafter : there to join, with the song of
the seraphim in praising Thee, world without end.
Amen.

Note. — Instead of a Festival Prayer on Trinity Sunday, the Te Deum shall be
chanted, or else recited antiphonally, as a substitute for the Psalm or Hymn im-
mediately before the sermon.

But if the Holy Communion be celebrated on Trinity Sunday, or on a Sunday
after Trinity and before Advent, such use of the Te Deum immediately before the
Sermon shall be omitted.

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First Sunday after Trinity.

Lu 4

T7«? Gosjh?, St. Luke xvi. 19-31. (St. Matt. xvi. 13-20.)

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple
and Cne linen, and fared sumptuously every day : and there was
a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full
of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from
the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the
angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was
buried; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and
seeth Abraham afar off. and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried
and said. Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Laza-
rus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my
tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said,
Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comfort-
ed, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and
y<>ii there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass
from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass to us that would
come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father,
that thou wouldest send him to my father's house : for I have five
brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come
into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have
M< i8ea and the prophets ; let them hear them. And lie said, Nay,
father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they
will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose
from the dead.

Th e Epistle, 1 John iv. 7-21 . ( Eph. ii. 10-22. )

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every

h is born of God, and knoweth God. I f e thatlovel h
not, knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested
the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only be-
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gotten Son into the world, that we might live through him,
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us,
and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved,
if God so loved us we ought also to love one another. No
man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God
dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know
we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given
us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify, that the
Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whoso-
ever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth
in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the
love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love
made perfect, that Ave may have boldness in the day of judg-
ment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no
fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear
hath torment. ■ He that feareth, is not made perfect in love.
We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love
God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar : for he that loveth
not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom
he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him,
That he who loveth God love his brother also.

The Collect. \/

0 God, the strength of all them that put their trust
in Thee, who hast not appointed us unto wrath, but
to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ; because
through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do
no good thing without Thee, we beseech Thee to grant
us the help of Thy grace, and to breathe into us that
divine charity which is the fulfilling of the law; that
in keeping Thy commandments we may please Thee
both in will and deed, and be counted worthy, after
the sufferings of this life, to reign with Christ in hea-
ven: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. 11-J

Second Sunday after Trinity

I *4

The Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 16-24. (St. Matt, xviii. 11-20.)

Then said ho unto him, A certain man made a great supper,
and bade many: and sent his servant at supper time to say
to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The
first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I
must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go
to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another
said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So
that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then
the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go
out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring
in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded,
and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, go
out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in,
that my house may be filled. Fori say unto you, That none
of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

The Epistle, 1 John iii. 13-24. (Eph. iv. 4-1G.)

Marvel not, my. brethren, if the world hate you. We
know that we have passed from death unto life, because
we love the brethren. lie that lovetli not his brother
abideth in death. Whosoever hatetli his brother is a mur-
r: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, be-
cause he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. But wheso hath this
world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth
up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the

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love of God in him ? My little ehildren, let us not love
in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall
assure our hearts before hiui. For if our heart condemn
us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we con-
fidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive
of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those
things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his com-
mandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son
Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us command-
ment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth
in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he
abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, the source of all
life and joy, who, by the glad sound of the gospel,
hast called us to have part in Thy kingdom and
glory; shine powerfully into our hearts, we beseech
Thee, by Thy word and Spirit, and draw us with
the cords of Thy constraining grace; that we may
heartily choose that good part which shall not be
taken away from us, and give all diligence to make
our calling and election sure; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Third Sunday after Trinity.
&>

The Gospel, St. Luke xv. 1-10. (St. Johnxv. 1-14.)

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners
for to hear him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured,
saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

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And he spake this parable unto them, saying, "What man of
you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth
not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after
that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found
it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he
cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neigh-
bours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found
my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise joy
shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than
over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose
one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and.
seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found
it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, say-
ing, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I
had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the
presence of the angels of God over one sinner that re-

penteth.

The Epistle, 1 Pet. v. 5-11. (1 Cor. xii. 12-27.)

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed
with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth
grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under
the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time :
casting all your care upon him ; for he careth for you. Be
sober, be vigilant ; because your adversary the devil, as a
roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same
afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that arc in
the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us
unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have
suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, set-
tle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen.

118 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

The Collect.

0 God, the Lord, strong to deliver and mighty to
save, who hast been the refuge and dwelling-place of
Thy people in all generations ; perfect and fulfill in
us, we beseech Thee, the work of Thy converting
grace, and be pleased to confirm us in every good
purpose and deed; that having been called into the
way of righteousness, we may have power to continue
steadfastly in the same until the day of Jesus Christ:
to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all
honor and praise, world without end. Amen.

Fourth Sunday after Trinity.

Tile Gospel, St. Luke vi. 36-42. (St. John iii. 1-8.)

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye
shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed
down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete
withal it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a
parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they
not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his
master : but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
And why b eh oldest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eve, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ?
Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me
pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and
then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy
brother's eye.

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Tlie Epistle, Rom, viii. 18-23. {Gal. iii. 26-29.)

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be re-
vealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the
creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by
reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth
in pain together until now. And not only they, but our-
selves also, which have the first fruits of the. Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to
wit, the redemption of our body.

jy TJie Collect.*

0 God, whose favor is life, and in whose presence
there is fulness of peace and joy ; vouchsafe unto us,
■we beseech Thee, such an abiding sense of the reality
and glory of those things which Thou hast prepared
for them that love Thee, as may serve to raise us
above the vanity of this present world, both in its
pleasures and in its necessary trials and pains; so
that under Thy guidance and help all things here
shall work together for our everlasting salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fifth Sunday after Trinity.
.

The Gospel, St. Luke v. 1-11. [St. Johnvi. 47-59.)

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him
to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

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and saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen
were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And
he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and
prayed him that he would thrust out a little from 'the
land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the
ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we
have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing : neverthe-
less at thy word I will let down the net. And when they
had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and
their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners,
which were in the other ship, that they should come and help
them. And they came and filled both the ships, so that they
began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at
Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful
man, 0 Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with
him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken : and
so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which
were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon,
Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when
they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and
followed him.

The Epistle, 1 Fet. iii. 8-15. {Acts ii. 41-47.)

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of
another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous : not ren-
dering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise
blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye
should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see
good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips
that they speak no guile : let him eschew evil, and do good;
let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord
are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their
prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do
evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers

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of that which is good? But and if ye suffer for righteous-
ness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror,
neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your
hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with
meekness and fear.

The Collect.

Cause Thy Church to arise and shine, 0 Lord, and
let her ministers be clothed with righteousness and
salvation; that Thy word which is in their hands
may not return unto Thee void, but have free course
and be glorified in the world; prospering in the
thing whereuuto Thou hast sent it, and prevailing
mightily to turn men from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may re-
ceive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them
which are sanctified by faith that is in Christ: to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and
glory, world without end. Amen.

Sixth Sunday after Trinity,

The Gospel, St, Mall. v. 20-26. {St Malt. x\. 25-30.)

For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall
exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye
shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Ye have
heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not
kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judg-
ment: but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his
brother without a cause shall be in danger of the iudcjment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in
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122 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

clanger of th« council: but ■whosoever shall say, Thou fool,
shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy
gift to the altar, and there reinemberest that thy brother
hath aught against thee ; leave there thy gift before the altar,
and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then
come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly,
while thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the ad-
versary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee
to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say
unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou
hast paid the uttermost farthing.

The Epistle, Rom. vi. 3-11. (Rom. iii. 19-28.)

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into
Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we
are buried with him by baptism into death : that like as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have
been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be
also in the likeness of his resurrection : knowing this, that
our old man is crucified with him,- that the body of sin might
be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For
he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with
Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing
that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more: death
hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he
died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto
sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, through whose
mercy we are saved by the washing of regeneration
and renewing of the Holy Ghost; let this grace reign
in us, we beseech Thee, as the power of a new hear

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venly life; wherein* denying ungodliness and worldly
lusts, we may live soberly, righteously, and godly, in
this present world; looking for the glorious appearing
of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us,
that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify
unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works :
to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor
and glory, world without end. Amen.

Seventh Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. Mark viii. 1-9. (St. Luke xv. 11-32.)

In those days the multitude being very great, and having
nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith
unto them-, I have compassion on the multitude, because they
have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat :
ami if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they
will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man
satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? And
he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said,
Seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the
ground : and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and
brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them ; and they
did set them before the people. And they had a few small
fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also be-
fore them. So they did eat, and were filled: and they took
up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And
they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent
them away.

The Epistle, Rom, vi. 19-28. (Acts ix. 1-9.)
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of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your members servants
to uncleanncss and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now
yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from
righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things
whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things ia
death. But now being made free from sin, and become ser-
vants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death ; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord..

The Collect y

Almighty God, the Former of our bodies and Fa-
ther of our spirits, in whom we live, move and have
our being ; shed abroad Thy love in our hearts, we
beseech Thee, and cause the comfort of Thy heavenly
grace to abound in us, as the earnest and pledge of
joys to come ; that casting away all anxious thought
for the transitory things of this world, we may seek
first Thy kingdom and righteousness, and labor only
for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Eighth Sunday after Trinity.

TJie Gospel, St. Matt. vii. 15-21. (St. Luke xviii. 9-14.)

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall
know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a cor-

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rapt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth
not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every
one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king-
dom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which
is in heaven.

The Epistle, Rom. viii. 12-17. {Phil. iii. 3-11.)

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live
after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die:
but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body,
ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the
spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
Spirit of adoption, Avhereby we cry, Abba, Father. The
Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the
children of God: and if children, then heirs: heirs of God,
and joint heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him,
that we may be also glorified together.

The Collect. -
0 God, who hast given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises, that by them we might be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is in the world through lust; enable
ech Thee, with all diligence to add to our
faith virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godli-
ness, brotherly kindness and charity; that, these
things being in us, and abounding, we may neither
be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our

Lord Jesus Christ : to whom, with Thee and the
Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end,
Amen.

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Ninth Sunday after Trinity-

TJie Gospel, St. Luke xvi. 1-9. {St. Matt. viii. 5-13.)

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain
rich man which had a steward; and the same was accused
unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him,
and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give
an account of thy stewardship ; for thou may est be no longer
steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I
do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I can-
not dig ; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do,
that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive
me into their houses. So he called every one of his
lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much
owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred mea-
sures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit
down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another,
And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred
measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust
steward, because he had done wisely : for the children of this
world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mam-
mon of unrighteousness ; that, when ye fail, they may receive
you into everlasting habitations.

The Ejristle, 1 Cor.jx.. 1-13. (1 Pet. i. 3-9.)

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be igno-
rant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all
passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in
the cloud and in the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual
meat; and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they
drank of that spiritual Hock that followed them: and that

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Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well
pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now
these things were our examples, to the intent we should
not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye
idolaters, as were some of them ; as it is written, The people
sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let
us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell
in one day three and twenty thousand. Neither let us tempt
Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of
serpents. Neither murmur ye, as some of them also mur-
mured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. Now all these
things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are
written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world
are come. "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you, but
such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not
suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may
be able to bear it.

The Collect.

0 Lord God, our Sun, by whom light is sown for
the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart;
illuminate our minds, we beseech Thee, by Thy hea-
venly grace, and fill them with the pure wisdom
which cometh from above; that we may walk before
Thee in simplicity and godly sincerity all our days,
not taking counsel of the world or of the flesh, but
aiming and endeavoring in all things only to know
and do Thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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Tenth Sunday after Trinity,
LuK-u

The Gospel, St. Luke xix. 41-47. (Si. Matt. xvii. 14-21.)
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept
over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in
this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but
now they are hid from thine eyes. For the day shall come
upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee,
and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and
shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within
thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And
he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold
therein, and them that bought; saying unto them, It is writ-
ten, My house is a house of prayer: but ye have made it a
den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. But
the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people
sought to destroy him.

The Epistle, 1 Cor, xii. 1-11. (Ileb. xi. 32— xii. 2.)

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not
have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried
away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. "Where-
fore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the
Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can
say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Now
there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there
are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God
which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit
is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given
by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of
knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same

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Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy;
to another discerning of spirits; to another clivers kinds
of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues; but
all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing
to every man severally as he will.

The Collect,

0 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hast called us to renounce and forsake the world, in
the service of our once crucified but now risen and
gloriously exalted Saviour; be pleased, we beseech
Thee, graciously so to unite our souls to Him by holy
sympathy and love, that Ave may offer ourselves, in
fellowship with His cross, a willing sacrifice to Thee
on the altar of the gospel, and count it all joy to suffer
for his name: who liveth and reigneth, with Thee
and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.

Eleventh Sunday after Trinity,

The Gospel, St. Luke xviii. 9-14. {St. Luke xii. 32-40.)
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in
themselves that they were righteous, and despised others : two
men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee,
and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed
thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other
men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this
publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that
I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his
breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather than the

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other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased;
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

The Epistle, 1 Cor. xv. 1-11. (Rom. viii. 16-26.)
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I
preached unto you, which also ye have received, and where-
in ye stand ; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory
what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also re-
ceived, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again
the third day according to the Scriptures : and that he was
seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of
above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater
part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of
due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not
meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church
of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his
grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain ; but I
laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the
grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were
I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

The Collect. \/

0 God, the High and Holy One, who inhabitest
eternity, and dwellest with him also who is of a con-
trite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the
humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones ;
glorify Thy grace, we beseech Thee, in the midst of
our manifold infirmities and sins, and through all
temptation hold us up by Thy mighty hand; that
the trial of our faith, being much more precious than
of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, may

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be found unto praise, and lienor, and glory, at the ap-
pearing of Jesus Christ: to whom, with Thee and
the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without
end. Amen.

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity.

TJie Gospel, St. Mark vii. 31-37. (St. Malt. xxii. 34-40.)

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon,
he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the
coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was
deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech
him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from
the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit,
and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed,
and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And
straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his
tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them
that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them,
so much the more a great deal they published it ; and were
beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things
well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to
speak.

The Epistle, 2 Cor. iii. 4-11. (John iv. 15-21.)
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward : not
that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; who also hath made
us able ministers of the New Testament; not of the letter, but
of the spirit : for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in
stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not
steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his
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not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious? For
if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more
doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. For
even that which was made glorious had no glory in this re-
spect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that
which was done away was glorious, much more that which re-
maineth is glorious.

The Collects

0 God, who didst will Thine Only Begotten Son to
learn obedience by the things which He suffered, that
being thus made perfect He might become the Author
of eternal salvation unto all that obey Him; work in
us, we beseech Thee, such inward conformity with
His holy patience, as may cause us to have part also
in His glorious power; that so, walking not after the
flesh but after the Spirit, we may be able to serve Thee
all our days in newness of mind and life; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St.Luke x. 23-37.
And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately,
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see : for I tell
you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those
things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear
those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. And,
behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying,
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? He said unto
him, What is written in the law? how readest thou ? And
he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength,

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and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. And
he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and
thou shall live. Bui he, willing to justify himself, said unto
Jesus, And who is my neighbour? And Jesus answering
said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,

and tell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment,
and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way:
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And
likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked
on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when
he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him,
and hound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set
him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took
care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took
out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him,
Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when
I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the
thieves? And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

The Epistle, Gal. iii. 10-22,. (1 Cor. xiii. 1-13.)

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.
He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And
to thy seed, which is Christ. And this I say, that the cove-
nant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law,
which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot dis-
annul, that it should make the promise of none effect. For
if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise:
but God gave it to Abraham by promise. "Wherefore then
serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions,
till the seed should come to whom the promise was made;
and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
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134 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid:
for if there had been a law given which could have given life,
verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the
Scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by
faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

The Collect. *

Almighty and everlasting God, whose faithfulness
reacheth unto the clouds, and whose mercy endureth
for ever; be pleased to confirm and fulfil in us, we
humbly beseech Thee, the covenant of Thy grace,
made sure from the beginning of the world in Christ
Jesus our Lord; that we may be found in Him, not
having our own righteousness which is of the law,
but that which is through the faith of Christ, even
the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus
Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and
glory, world without end. Amen.

Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity,

The Gos2>el, St. Luke xvii. 11-19. (St. Matt. v. 43-48.)

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he en-
tered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were
lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices,
and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. And when he
saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,
turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell

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down on his face at his feet, giyi&g him thanks: and he was

a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not
ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found
that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And
lie said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made
thee whole.

The Ejnstle, Gal. v. 16-24. (Rom. xii. 14-21.)
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil
the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit,
and the Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one
to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these ;
adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, sedi-
tions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also
told you in time past, that they which do such things shall
not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And
they that arc Christ's have crucified the flesh, with the affec-
tions and lusts.

The Collect.^'
0 God, who hast delivered us from the power of
darkness and translated us into the kingdom of Thy
dear Son, in whom we have redemption through His
blood, even the forgiveness of sins; enable us by Thy
grace, we earnestly beseech Thee, so to walk in the
Spirit that we may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh;
considering ourselves to be dead henceforth unto sin,
but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord:
to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor
and glory, world without end. Amen.

136 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. Halt. vi. 24-34. (St. Matt. v. 13-20.)

No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the
one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and
the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for
they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ;
yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add
one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for
raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin : and yet I say unto
you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed
like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of
the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the
oven, shall he not much more clothe you, 0 ye of little
faith ? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we
eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be
clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof.

The Epistle, Gal. v. 25-vi-10. - (James ii. 14-26.)
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let
us not be desirous of vain-glory, provoking one another,
env37ing one another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a

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fault, ye which arc spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit
of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of
Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when
he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man
prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in him-
self alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his
own burden. Let him that is taught in the word communicate
unto him that teachcth in all good things. Be not deceived;
God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall
he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the
flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall
of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary
in well doing : for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto
all men, especially unto them who are of the household of
faith.

The Collect,

0 God, our Father in heaven, in whose presence
there is fulness of joy, and at whose right hand there
are pleasures for evermore; mercifully fix our hearts
on things above, and free them from all undue care
and thought for the things of the present transitory
world; that whilst we are here in the body, we may
sow, not to the flesh, but to the Spirit, and in the end
reap life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. Luke. vu. 11-17. (St. Mark xii. 11-44.)
And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a
city called Nain ; and many of his disciples went with him,
and much people. Now when he came nigh to the gate of

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the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only
son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people
of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he
had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And
he came and touched the bier : and they that bare him stood
still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And
he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he
delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all :
and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen
up among us ; and, That God hath visited his people. And
this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, and
throughout all the region round about.

The Epistle, Ephes. iii. 13-21. (2 Cor. ix. 5-15.)

Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for
you, which is your glory. For this cause I bow my knees
unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole
family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant
you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man ; that Christ may
dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being rooted and
grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints
what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height ;
and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that
ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. Now unto
him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout
all ages, world without end. Amen.

The Collect.

0 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of
whom the whole family in heaven and earth is
named ; we beseech Thee, according to the riches of
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in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in our hearts
by faith; so that, being rooted and grounded in love,
we may be able to comprehend with all saints what
is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height,
and to know the love of Christ which passeth know-
ledge: to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. Luke xiv. 1-11. (St. Mark x. 35-45.)

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of
the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they
watched him. And, behold, there Avas a certain man before
him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake unto
the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the
Sabbath day ? And they held their peace. And he took him,
and healed him, and let him go ; and answered them, saying,
Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit,
and Avill not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?
And they could not answer him again to these things. And
he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he
marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto
them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit
not down in the highest room ; lest a more honourable man
than thou be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him
come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin
with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art
bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room ; that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up
higher : then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them
that sit at meat with thee. For whosoever exalteth himself
shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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The Epistle, Eph. iv. 1-6. {Phil. ii. 1-5.)

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye
walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all
lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one
another in love ; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit
in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit,
even as ye are called in one hope of your calling ; one Lord,
one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is
above all, and through all, and in you all.

The Collect.

Almigitty and everlasting God, who diclst send Thy
Son into the world, not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many; dis-
pose and assist us by Thy grace, most heartily we be-
seech Thee, to follow the example of His great humi-
lity and heavenly-minded love ; that with all lowli-
ness and meekness, and patient continuance in good
works, we may adorn the Gospel of God our Saviour,
and possess in our souls that true peace which the
world can neither give nor take away; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 34-46. (St. Luke ix. 18-26.)
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the
Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one
of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting
him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in
the law ? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all
thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And

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the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and
the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose
son is he ? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith
unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right
hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? If David then
call him Lord, how is he his son? And no man was able to
answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day
forth ask him any more questions.

TJie Epistle, 1 Cor. i. 4-9. (2 Cor. iv. 8-18.)

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of
God which is given you by Jesus Christ ; that in every thing
ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all know-
ledge; even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ : who shall also confirm you unto the
end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the
fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Collect.^

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who hast
given unto us all things that pertain unto life and god-
liness through the glorious revelation of the Gospel;
cause Thy word to dwell in us richly, we beseech
Thee, and fill us with the knowledge of Thy will in
all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that we may
walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity,

The Gospel, St. Matt. ix. 1-8. (St. Matt. v. 3-12.)
And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came
into his own city. And, behold, they brought to him a
man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing
their faith said unto the sick of the palsy ; Son, be of good
cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of
the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye
evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins
be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye
may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to for-
give sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take
up thy bed, and go into thine house. And he arose, and de-
parted to his house. But when the multitudes saw it, they
marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power
unto men.

The Epistle, Eph. iv. 17-32. (2 Peter i. 1-11.)
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye
henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of
their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alien-
ated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in
them, because of the blindness of their heart : who being past
feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to
work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so
learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have
bocn taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off
concerning the former conversation the old man, which is cor-
rupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the
spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which
after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth -with
his neighbor: for we are members one of another. Be ye
angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no
more: but rather let hi in labour, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that need-
eth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your
mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it
may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the
Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and
clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all
malice: and be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, for-
giving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath for-
given you.

The Collect. *'

0 Lord, our Maker and Redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel, who hast stretched forth the heavens, and
laid the foundations of the earth; be pleased gracious-
ly to confirm and carry forward Thy glorious work of
salvation in our hearts, causing old things to pass
away and all things to become new; that looking al-
ways above and beyond this world, we may have our
conversation in heaven, from whence also we look for
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity^

. . .

The Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 1-14. {St. Mark xiii. 32-37.)

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by para-
bles, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain
king, which made a marriage for his son, and sent forth his

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servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and
they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants,
saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared
my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things
are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light
of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his
merchandise: and the remnant took his servants, and en-
treated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king
heard thereof, he was wroth : and he sent forth his armies,
and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but
they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore
into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the
marriage. So those servants went out into the highways,
and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad
and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. And
when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man
which had not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him,
Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having a wedding gar-
ment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the
servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and
cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.

The Epistle, Eph. v. 15-21. (TIeb. x. 32-39.)
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as
wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Where-
fore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of
the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms
ami hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord ; giving thanks always for all things unto
God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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The Collect.*

0 God, the Father everlasting, whom the glorious
hosts of heaven obey, and in whose presence patri-
archs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, with all the spirits
of the just made perfect, continually do live; fix the
eye of our faith, we beseech Thee, with clear and full
vision, on the great cloud of witnesses with which we
are thus compassed about in the heavenly world;
that laying aside every weight, and the sin which doth
so easily beset us, we may run with patience the race
that is set before us, and obtain at last the crown ol
everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity.

The Gospel, St. John it. 46-54. (St. Luke xvi. 19-31.)

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made
the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose
son was sick at Capernaum. "When he heard that Jesus was
come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and be-
sought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for
he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him,
Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The
nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.
Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the
man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and
he went his way. And as he was now going down, his ser-
vants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Then
inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend.
And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the
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fever left him. So the father knew that it was at the same
hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and
himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the sec-
ond miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea
into Galilee.

The Epistle, Eph. vi. 10-20. (Rom. v. 12-21.)

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that
ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For
we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principal-
ities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Where-
fore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be
able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with
truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and
your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be
able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God : praying always with all prayer and sup-
plication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all per-
severance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that
utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth
boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which
I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak
boldly, as I ought to speak.

The Collect.

Almighty and most merciful God, whose name is a
strong tower, into which the righteous runneth and is
safe; lift up the standard of Thy Spirit, we beseech
Thee, against the power of the enemy coming in upon
us like a flood, and clothe us with the full armor of

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righteousness on the right hand and on the left; that
we may be able to fight manfully the good fight of faith,
and so finish our course with joy, in the great day
when Christ, the righteous Judge, shall appear: who
liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity.

TJie Gospel, St. Matt, xviii. 21-35. (St. John xi. 19-27.)

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him ? till seven times ?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times:
but, Until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom
of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take ac-
count of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon,
one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand ta-
lents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord com-
manded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all
that he had, and payment to be made. The servant there-
fore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have pa-
tience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that
servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and for-
gave him the debt. But the same servant went out, and
found one of his fellow servants, which owed him an hundred
pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat,
saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow servant fell
down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience
with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: but
went and ca.st him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were
very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was
done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto

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him, 0 thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, be-
cause thou desiredst me: shouldest not thou also have had
compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee ?
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors,
till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise
shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your
hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

The Epistle, Phil. i. 3-11. (1 Cor. xv. 35-50.)

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always
in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus
Christ: even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, be-
cause I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my
bonds, and in the defence and confirmation 6f the gospel, ye
all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how
greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and
more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may ap-
prove things that are excellent ; that ye may be sincere and
without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the
fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the
glory and praise of God.

The Collect.

u>~ 0 God, by whose wise and righteous order the whole
v creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until
now, as having been made subject to vanity by reason
of sin; graciously help the infirmities of Thy people,
we humbly beseech Thee, and raise them up through,
the strong power of Christian hope; that we also, who
have received the first fruits of the Spirit, may not

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seek our rest in this mortal state, but inwardly long
after that which is far better, to be with Christ in
heaven: to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity.
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The Gospel, St. Matt. xxii. 15-22. (St. Matt. xxv. 31-46.)

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might
entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their
disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that
thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither
carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person
of men. Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou ? Is it law-
ful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not ? But Jesus perceived
their wickedness, and said, why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a
penny. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and
superscription? They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith
he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which
are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. When
they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him,
and went their way.

The Epistle, Phil. iii. 17-21. (Rev. xx. 11-15.)

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them
which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many
walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even
weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose
glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) For our
conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for
the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our

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vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious
body, according to the working whereby he is able even to
subdue all things unto himself.

The Collect.

0 God, to whom both power and mercy belong, and
who renderest to every man according to his work ;
give us grace, we beseech Thee, to set Thy presence
before us in all our ways, and to seek continually
those things which are well pleasing in Thy sight;
that we may pass through the world as pilgrims and
strangers, in all holy conversation and godliness, look-
ing for and hastening unto the second advent of the
Lord Jesus, when He shall come to be glorified in His
saints, and admired in all them that believe : to whom,
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory,
world without end. Amen.

The Fourth Sunday before Advent.

The Gospel, St. Malt. ix. 18-26. {St. John v. 24-29.)

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a
certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is
even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and
she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so
did his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which was dis-
eased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him,
and touched the hem of his garment : for she said within herself,
If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus
turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter,
be of good comfort; thy faith hath made the whole. And

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the -woman was made -whole from that hour. And when Je-
sus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and
the people making a noise, he said unto them, Give place:
for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed
him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went
in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the
fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

The Epistle, Col. i. 9-14. {Rev. xxii. 1-21.)

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not
cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled
with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual un-
derstanding ; that ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all
pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing
in the knowledge of God ; strengthened with all might, ac-
cording to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suf-
fering with joyfulness ; giving thanks unto the Father, which
hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the
saints in light : who hath delivered us from the power of dark-
ness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son :
in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the for-
giveness of sins.

The Collect.

■

Almighty and most merciful God, who didst cause

Thy Son to descend into the bosom of the grave, that
He might destroy him that had the power of death,
and deliver them who through fear of death were all
their lifetime subject to bondage; work in us, we be-
seech Thee, such holy mortification to all the things
of this world, and such lively apprehension of things
unseen and eternal, as may prepare us to die without
anxiety or dismay, knowing that if our earthly house
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God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Third Sunday before Advent.

The Gospel, St. Matt. xxiv. 15-28. (St. John xiv. 1-4 )

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place,
(whoso readeth, let him understand:) then let them which be
in Judea flee into the mountains: let him which is on the
house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:
neither let him which is in the field return back to take his
clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them
that give suck in those days ! But pray ye that your flight
be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day : for then
shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except
those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved :
but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Then,
if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or
there ; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders ; inso-
much that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very
elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore, if they
shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers ; believe it not. For as
the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto
the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For
wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.

The Epistle, 1 Thess. iv. 13-18. (Rev. vii. 13-17.)

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concern-
ing them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others

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which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring
with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord,
that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the
Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of God : and the dead
in Christ shall rise first : Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air : and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
AVherefDre comfort one another with these words.

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The Collect.^

Almighty and everlasting God, the Fountain of all
life and power, who hast promised to bring up again
from the dead the bodies of them which sleep in Je-
sus; gather not our souls with sinners, we beseech
Thee, but make us to be numbered with Thy saints
in glory everlasting; that having been joined with
them in one communion here, we may also share here~
after their joyful triumph, in the resurrection at
the last day; through the same Jesus Christ, our
risen and glorified Lord. Amen.

The Second Sunday before Advent.

T7ie Gospel, St. Malt. xxv. 31-46. (St. Matt. x\x. 27-30.)

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his
glory: and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he
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his sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his
right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King
say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foun-
dation of the world : for I was an hungered, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I was a stranger,
and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick,
and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave
thee drink? when we saw thee a stranger, and took thee in?
or naked, and clothed thee? or when saw we thee sick, or in
prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer
and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye
have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on
the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an-
hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye
gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in:
naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying,
Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or ;i
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minis-
ter unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least
of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into
everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

The Epistle , 2 Thcss. i. 3-10. (Rev xxi. 1-8.)

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as
it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and
the charity of every one of you all toward each other abound-
eth; so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of
God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and

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tribulatioi s that ye endure: which is a manifest token of the
righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy
of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: seeing it is
a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them
that trouble you; and to you who are troubled rest with us,
when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his
mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that
know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus
Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction
from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his
power; when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and
to be admired in all them that believe, (because our testimony
among you was believed) in that day.

The Collects

0 God, who hast appointed a day in the which Thou
wilt judge the world in righteousness, by that Man
whom Thou hast ordained, giving assurance thereof
unto all in that thou hast raised Him from the dead;
grant unto us grace, we beseech Thee, to keep in
mind always the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and to wait continually for His revelation from
heaven; that having boldly confessed Him before
men, we also may be openly acknowledged and con-
fessed by Him when all flesh shall appear in His pre-
sence : to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be
honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

The Sunday before Advent.

TJie Gospel, St. Malt. xxv. 1-13. (St. John xvii. 20-26.)

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten vir-
gins, which took their lamps, and went forth co meet the

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bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were fool-
ish. The j that were foolish took their lamps, and took no
oil with them : but the wise took oil in their vessels with their
lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered
and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold,
the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet him. Then all
those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the fool-
ish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are
gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there
be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that
sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy,
the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with
him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward
came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know
you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

The Epistle, 2 Pet. iii. 3-14. [Rev. vii. 2-12.)

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days
scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is
the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they were from the beginning of the
creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by
the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water, and in the water: whereby the
world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same
word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of
judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, be
not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord
as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The
Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count
slackness ; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But
the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night ; in the

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which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and
the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then
that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of per-
sons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
looking for and hastening unto the coming of the day of God,
wherein the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, ac-
cording to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwellcth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing
that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be
found of him in peace, without spot and blameless.

The Collect.

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose word
the heavens and the earth, which are now, are kept
in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judg-
ment and perdition of ungodly men; make us, we
beseech Thee, to be such manner of persons in all
holy conversation and godliness, as they ought to be
who look for such things; that when this frame of
nature shall be dissolved, we may be counted worthy
to behold and enjo}*, according to Thy promise, the
new heavens and the new earth, wherein dwellcth
righteousness; through the merits and mediation of
Thy Son Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

THE HOLY COMMUNION.

PREPARATION FOR THE HOLY COMMUNION.

Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing
up, the Minister shall say :

The Lord is in His holy temple : let all the earth
keep silence before Him. Amen.

God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord
thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above,
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the wa-
ter under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself
to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am
a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
the children unto the third and fourth generation of
them that hate Me; and shewing mercy unto thou-
sands of them that love Me, and keep My command-
ments.

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Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God
in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that
taketh His name in vain.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the
seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor
thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant,
nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy
gates: for in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath
day. and hallowed it.

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days
may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee.

Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou
shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-
servant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his
ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Congregation, Lord, have mercy upon us, and
incline our hearts to keep all these laws.

Minister, Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ
saith:

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
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This is the first and great commandment. And the
second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself. On these two commandments hang all
the law and the prophets.

31. Let us pray.

0 Lord God, who didst at first deliver Thy com-
mandments from the mount which burned with fire,
amid blackness, and darkness, and tempest, at which
terrible sight even Moses said, I exceedingly fear and
quake: we thank Thee that this same law is now
published unto us from mount Zion, through the Me-
diator of a new and better covenant; and we humbly
beseech Thee to put these words into our minds, and
write them in our hearts, that we may delight in
Thy law after the inward man, and serve Thee in
newness of spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; who
with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

Then all shall kneel, and join in the Litany as follows:

31. 0 God the Father in heaven; have mercy
upon us.

C. Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have
mercy upon us.

C* Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and the Son ; have mercy upon us.
C. Have mercy upon us.

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3L 0 holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three
Persons and one God; have mercy upon us.
C. Have mercy upon us.

J/". Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the of-
fences of our forefathers; neither take Thou ven-
geance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare Thy
people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most
precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.

C. Spare us, good Lord.

31. From all evil and harm; from the power of
sin, and the" snares of the devil; from Thy wrath,
and from everlasting damnation;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-
glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice
and all uncharitableness;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From all impure lusts and desires ; and from
all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil;
C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. From lightning, tempest, and earthquake ; from
plague, pestilence, and famine ; from all disasters by
land and by water; from battle and murder, and
from sudden death;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

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31. From tumult and riot; from sedition and re-
bellion; from heresy and schism; from hardness of
heart, and contempt of Thy word and authority;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation ; by
Thy holy nativity and circumcision ; by Thy bap-
tism, fasting, and temptation;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. By Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy
cross and passion ; by Thy precious death and burial;
by Thy glorious resurrection and ascension ; and by
the coming of the Holy Ghost;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of
our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of
judgment;

C. Good Lord, deliver us.

31. We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, 0
Lord.

C. Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us.

31. That it may please Thee to keep us in all time
of temptation and heaviness ; to comfort and help all
the weak-hearted ; to raise up them that fall, and
finally to beat down Satan under our feet;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

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jr. That it may please Thee to succor,* help, and
comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribu-
lation ;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

M, That it may please Thee to preserve all trav-
ellers and strangers, all women in the perils of child-
birth, all sick persons, and young children, and to
show Thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

M, That it may please Thee to defend and pro-
vide for the fatherless children, and widows, and all
that are desolate and oppressed ;

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

Mm That it may please Thee to have mercy upon
all men :

C. We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.*

31. 0 Son of God, Redeemer of the world ;
C. Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the
world ;

Cm Have mercy upon us.

31. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the
♦vorld ;

C. Grant us Thy peace.

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Df the jontrite, nor rejectest the desire of the sorrowful;
be fa\orable to our prayers which in our afflictions
that continually oppress us, we pour out before Thee;
and graciously hear them, that those things which
the craft of the devil or man worketh against us, may
be brought to nought, and by the counsel of Thy good-
ness be dispersed ; so that being hurt by no persecu
tions, we may evermore give thanks unto Thee in Thy
holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 God, from whom all holy desires, all good coun-
sels, and all just works do proceed; give unto Thy
servants that peace which the world cannot give ;
that our hearts may be set to obey Thy command-
ments, and also that we, being defended from the fear
of our enemies, may by Thy protection pass our time
in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall now be sung.

Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall pro-
ceed to deliver a brief Sermon, or Exhortation.

After t lie Sermon, the Minister, at the altar, shall address the com-
municants, and say:

Beloved in the Lord: Our blessed Saviour Jesus
Christ, when He was about to finish the work of our
redemption, by making Himself a sacrifice for our
sins upon the cross, solemnly instituted the Holy Sac-
rament of His own Body and Blood; that it might be
the abiding memorial of His precious death; the seal
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Ghost; the mystical exhibition of His one offering
of Himself made once, but of force always, to put
away sin; the pledge of His undying love to His peo-
ple; and the bond of His living union and fellowship
with them to the end of time.

The same night, we are told, in which he was be-
trayed, He took bread ; and when He had given
thanks. He brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is My
body, which is broken for you; this do in remem-
brance of Me. After the same manner also He took
the cup, when He had supped, saying, This cup is
the new testament in My blood; this do ye, as oft as
ye drink it, in remembrance of Me.

It has not been without reason, therefore, that the
celebration of the Holy Eucharist has ever been re-
garded by the Church as the inmost sanctuary of the
whole Christian worship. We have to do here, not
with outward signs only, but with the heavenly reali-
ties themselves which these signs represent. Our
Lord Himself calls the bread His body, and the cup
His blood, or the new testament in His blood. The
cup of blessing which we bless, says St. Paul, is it not
the communion of the blood of Christ ? The bread
which we break, is it not the communion of the body
of Christ ? And it is the same Apostle who utters,
in another place, the solemn warning : Let a man
examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup; for he that eateth and drink-
eth unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to
himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

\) !ng of such high and awful character, it is plain
that the Lord"s Supper can be rightly and safely ap-

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proachecl only by those who are of a truly devout and
religious mind. These holy mysteries are not for the
irreverent, the worldly, or the profane. All who are
impenitent and unbelieving, and who refuse to obey
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, have no right to
partake of this Christian altar. They can do so only
at their own peril ; for coming to it thus in the spirit
of hypocrisy and wickedness, they turn the blessing
of the Sacrament into a curse, and that which should
be a savor of life unto life is made to be for them only
a savor of death unto death. They eat and drink
damnation or judgment to themselves; not because
they are sinners, but because they are impenitent
sinners; not because they are unworthy, but because
they eat and drink unworthily, not discerning the
Lord's body.

If any of you who are here present, then, know
yourselves to be the willing servants of sin, being
without repentance and faith, and yielding yourselves
to the power of worldly affections and lusts, we sol-
emnly warn and admonish you, that ye presume not,
so long as this is your character, to come to the ta-
ble of the Lord. Do not pretend in this way, to join
righteousness with unrighteousness, and light with
darkness. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and
the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the
Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

On the other hand, we cordially invite to this ta-
ble all who are truly grieved and penitent for their
sins, who look to the Lord Jesus Christ for righteous-
ness and salvation, who abide in the fellowship ot
His Church, and who earnestly desire to possess His

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Spirit and to walk in His steps. To all such the
voice of the infinitely compassionate Redeemer Him-
self speaks: Come unto Me, all ye that labor, and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Fear not,
therefore, as many of you as have this mind, to em-
brace the joyful and glorious privilege which is here
offered for your use. Having, brethren, boldness to
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new
and living wav, which He hath consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to say, His flesh ; and hav-
ing an High Priest over the house of God; let us draw
near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience,
and our bodies washed with pure water.

Only ye must take good heed, that your particu-
lar preparation for the Sacrament at this time be sin-
cere and whole, according to God's command; so that
no let or bar may be found in yourselves to its pro-
per comfort and benefit. See that ye have grace, not
only in general habit, but also in present exercise and
power. Renew your repentance and faith. Be in
perfect charity with all men. Put away from you
the leaven of malice and wickedness. Remember
earnestly your past offences and shortcomings, that
ye may humble yourselves, with true hearty confes-
sion, under the mighty hand of Him, who alone has
power to exalt you in His own good thrie. Thus,
clothed in the robes of salvation, you will be able to
compass God's holy altar with thankfulness and joy,
and to share the full benefit of its one offering for sin,
while you feed on the sacrifice at the same time as
the bread of everlasting life. For in this most com-

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fortable Sacrament of the Body and Blood of our Sa-
viour Jesus Christ, we have exhibited to us at once,
both the forgiveness of sins through His death, and
the gift of immortality through His glorious resurrec-
tion; according to His own word: Verily, verily, I
say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of
Man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.
Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, hath
eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day.
For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is drink
indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My
blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the living
Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father; so
he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. This
is that bread which came down from heaven: not as
your fathers did eat manna, and are dead; he that
eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

Ye then, beloved brethren in the Lord, who have
looked earnestly into your own hearts, and who find
in yourselves these good dispositions of penitence and
faith, with the sincere desire and purpose of forsaking
all sin and following after all Christian holiness, ap-
proach with me now to the throne of grace, and make
your humble confession to Almighty God.

All kneeling.

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Maker of all things, Judge of all men ; we cast our-
selves down at Thy feet, with deep humiliation and
heartfelt penitent grief, in view of our manifold sins
and great unrighteousness, whereby we have pro-
voked against ourselves most justly Thine indigna-

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tion and wrath. We have sinned against Thee in
thou.: lit. word, and deed. We have broken Thy holy
laws. We have come short of Thy righteousness
and glory, in all our ways. Our lives bear testimony
against us. and our own hearts condemn us, as being
prone to all evil, and backward to all good. We
have abused Thy mercies, and made light of Thy
judgments. "We have turned aside from Thy cove-
nant; and have not been faithful and diligent, as
we ought to have been, in using the helps of Thy
grace for our eternal salvation. We acknowledge
and bewail before Thee, the corruption of our nature,
the vanity of our minds, the waywardness of our
hearts, the wanderings and apostasies of our whole
fallen life. Righteousness belongeth unto Thee, 0
Lord; and unto us only confusion of face. But unto
Thee, 0 Lord our God, belong also mercies and for-
givenesses, though we have rebelled against Thee.
For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and
plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon
Thee. Look upon us, therefore, 0 righteous and
holy Father, with an eye of pity and compassion, as
we now humble ourselves, with sincere confession, be-
fore the throne of Thy heavenly grace; and for the
sake of Thy Son Jesus Christ, speak pardon and
peace to our souls. Let Thy mercy be upon us, 0
Lord, according as we hope in Thee. And with the
full pardon of our past sins, be pleased also to quicken
us, we beseech Thee, in the way of righteousness, and
uphold us with Thy free Spirit; that we may walk
worthy henceforth of the vocation wherewith we are
called, and ever hereafter serve and please Thee in
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newness of life, to the honor and glory of Thy holy
name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation,
etill kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon.

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that re-
pent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I
have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that
the wicked turn from his way and live. God so
loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever belie veth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.

Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved in the
Lord, as have now made confession of your sins unto
God with hearty repentance and sincere faith, being
resolved to turn from them, and to follow after right-
eousness and true holiness in time to come, I declare,
by the authority of the Gospel, that all your sins are
remitted and forgiven, through the perfect satisfac-
tion of the most holy passion and death of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.

Then shall the Congregation rise, and join in singing a Doxology ;
after which the service shall be concluded with this Benediction:

The God of peace, who brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you perfect in every good work, to do His will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in His
sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen.

THE HOLY COMMUNION.

[The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper shall be administered publicly
in the Church, in every Congregation, at least twice a year, and if pos-
sible oftener.]

Having taken his place at the altar, the Congregation also standing
up, the Minister shall say as follows:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : If we say that we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is
not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness. Let us therefore humble our-
selves before the throne of Almighty God, our hea-
venly Father, and confess our manifold sins and trans-
gressions with lowly and contrite hearts, that we may
obtain forgiveness of the same through the merits of
our Lord Jesus Christ.

Then the Minister and Congregation siall kneel, and repeat tbe fol-
lowing Confession.

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172 THE HOLY COMMUNION.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who dost ad-
mit Thy people unto such wonderful communion, that
partaking of the Body and Blood of Thy dear Son,
they should dwell in Him, and He in them; we un-
worthy sinners, approaching to Thy presence, and be-
holding Thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent in
dust and ashes. We have sinned, we have sinned,
we have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought,
in word, and in deed, provoking most justly Thy wrath
and indignation against us. The remembrance of our
transgressions and shortcomings fills us with sorrow
and shame. Yet now, 0 most merciful Father, have
mercy upon us; for the sake of Jesus Christ, forgive
us all our sins; purify us, by the inspiration of Thy
Holy Spirit, from all inward uncleanness; enable us
heartily to forgive others, as we beseech Thee to for-
give us; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve
and please Thee in newness of life; to the honor and
glory of Thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to the Congregation,
still kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon.

Hearken now unto the comfortinsr assurance of the
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that repent
and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I have
no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the
wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever belie veth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.

Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren,

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as truly repent of your sins, and believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ, with full purpose of new obedience, I
announce and declare, by the authority and in the
name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven,
according to His promise in the Gospel, through the
perfect merit of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Here, and at the end of every Collect and Prayer, the Congregation
6hall say :

Amen.

The Congregation shall now rise, and join with the Minister in re-
peating the JSlcene creed; immediately after which shall be sung,
chanted, or recited, the Gloria in Excelsis; all in the following order.

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and
invisible :

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten
Son of God, begotten of the Father belore all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God ;
begotten not made; of one substan3e with the Fa-
ther, by whom all things were made: who for us men
and for our salvation came down from heaven, and
was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
and was made man : who was also crucified for us
under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried;
and the third day rose again according to the Scrip-
tures; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth at th?
right hand of the Father ; and shall come again with
glory to judge the quick and the dead; of whose
kingdom there shall be no end.

And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the
Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the

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Son, who with the Father and the Son together is
worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets;
in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We con-
fess one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for
the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world
to come. Amen.

3Iinister. Praise ye the Lord.
Congregation, The Lord's name be praised.

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good
will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee,
we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks
to Thee for Thy great glory, 0 Lord God, heavenly
King, God the Father Almighty.

0 Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 0
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that
takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon
us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin
of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest
at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy
upon us.

For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord;
Thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then shall the Minister read the proper Gospel and Epistle for the
day.

After the reading, the service shall proceed thus, the Congregation
rising:

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JZ. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Ghost:

C. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be, world without end. Amen.

31. The Lord be with you.
C And with thy spirit.

M, Let us pray.

Here shall be offered the Collect for the day and the Festival Prayer,

A suitable Psalm or Hymn shall then be sung.

After this, the Minister having taken his place in the pulpit, sball
proceed to deliver a brief Sermon. Or, instead of this, he may read a
lesson of moderate length, taken from the Holy Gospels, on the history
of Christ's Passion and Death.

Then shall follow a collection of the Offerings of the people, to be
devoted to the service of the poor, or to some benevolent purpose;
during which the Minister, standing at the altar, shall read some of
the following Sentences from the Holy Scriptures.

He which soweth sparingly shall reap also spa-
ringly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap
also bountifully.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart,
so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for
God loveth a cheerful giver. As it is written, He
hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor:
his righteousness remaineth forever.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they
be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but
in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to
enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good
works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate ;
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation
against the time to come, that they may lay hold on
eternal life.

To do good and to communicate forget not: lor
with such sacriliees God is well pleased.

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Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his bro-
ther have need, and shutteth up his bowels of com-
passion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in
him?

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the
Lord ; and that which he hath given will He pay
him again.

I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring
ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the
words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more
blessed to give than to receive.

The collection shall be brought by the Deacons, in a proper vessel
provided for the purpose, to the Minister; who shall then reverently
place it upon the altar, as an oblation presented unto God.

After this, the Minister shall uncover and expose to view the vessels
containing the Bread and Wine for the use of the Holy Sacrament, and
proceed as follows :

M. Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who by the blood
of Thy dear Son hast consecrated for us a new and
living way into the holiest of all ; cleanse our minds,
we beseech Thee, by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spi-
rit, that we, Thy redeemed people, drawing near unto
Thee in these holy mysteries, with a true heart and
undefined conscience, in full assurance of faith, may
offer unto Thee an acceptable sacrifice in righteous-
ness, and worthily magnify Thy great and glorious
name ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Minister pronounce, slowly and solemnly, either the
whole, or some part, of the following selection of passages from t lie
Holy Scriptures.

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Surely He hath home our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of
God, and atllicted. But He was wounded for our
transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with
His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one to his own
way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of
us all.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us,
because that God sent His only begotten Son into the
world, that we might live through Him. Herein is
love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us,
and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot
bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no
more can ye, except }re abide in Me. I am the vine,
ye are the branches: he that abideth in Me, and I in
him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without
Me ye can do nothing.

I am the living bread which came down from hea-
ven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for
ever: and the bread which I will give is My flesh,
which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews
therefore strove among thenftelves, saying, How can
this man give us His flesh to eat? Then Jesus said
unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye
eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink His blood,
ye have no life in you.

Whoso eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood,
hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last
day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is
drink indeed. He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh
My blood, dwelleth in Me, and I in him. As the
living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father:
so he that eateth Me, even he shall live by Me. This
is that bread which, came down from heaven : not as

178 THE HOLY COMMUNION.

your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that
eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

Then, the whole Congregation rising, the service shall proceed:

31. The Lord be with you.
C. And with thy spirit.

31. Lift up your hearts.

C. We lift them up unto the Lord.

31. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.
C. It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that
we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks
unto Thee, Lord God Almighty, Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever
Thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from
everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God.

Thou didst in the beginning create all things for
Thyself. By Thy word were the heavens made, and
all the host of them bj^the breath of Thy mouth.
The armies of the invisible world, angels and archan-
gels, thrones, dominions, principalities and powers;
the glorious firmament on high, sun, moon and stars ;
the earth and the fulness thereof; all are the work
of Thy hands, and all are upheld by Thee continually
in their appointed order and course.

Thou also at the first didst make man in Thine own
image, and after Thine own likeness, and didst set him
over the works of Thy hands, endowing him with the
excellent gift of righteousness, and forming him for
immortality. And when afterwards, through the fraud

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and malice of Satan, he fell by transgression from that
first estate, Thou didst not leave him still to perish
utterly in his fall, but wast pleased to raise him up
again and to restore him to the joyful hope of ever-
lasting life, by the promise of redemption through Je-
sus Christ; who, being God of God, very God of very
God, dwelling in the bosom of the Father with un-
speakable blessedness from all eternity, at last, when
the fulness of the time was come, came down from
heaven, and became man, for us men and for our sal-
vation.

For all Thy mercies and favors, known to us and
unknown, we give Thee thanks. But most of all, we
praise Thee, the Father everlasting, for the gift of
Thine adorable, true, and only Son, our Saviour Jesus
Christ, who by His appearing hath abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light through the
Gospel. We bless Thee for His holy incarnation; for
His life on earth; for His precious sufferings and death
upon the cross; for His resurrection from the dead;
and for His glorious ascension to Thy right hand.
We bless Thee for the givin^f the Holy Ghost; for
the institution of the Church; for the means of grace;
for the hope of everlasting life; and for the glory
which shall be brought unto us at the coming, and in
the kingdom, of Thy dear Son.

Thee, mighty God, heavenly King, we magnify and
praise. With patriarchs and prophets, apostles and
martyrs; with the holy Church throughout all the
world; with the heavenly Jerusalem, the joyful as-
sembly and congregation of the first-born on high;
with the innumerable company of angels round about

180 THE HOLY COMMUNION".

Thy throne, the heaven oi heavens, and all the powers
therein; we worship and adore Thy glorious name,
joining in the song of the Cherubim and Seraphim:

Here let the people join aloud in the Seraphic Hymn.

Holy, Holy, Hoty, Lord God of Sabaoth; heaven
and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. Ho-
sanna in the highest! Blessed is He that cometh in
the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest !

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Then the Minister shall proceed:

The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He

WAS BETRAYED [here he shall take some of the bread into his
hands], TOOK BREAD; AND WHEN He HAD GIVEN THANKS,
HE BRAKE IT [here he shall break the bread], AND SAID,

Take, eat, this is My Body which is broken for
you; this do in remembrance of Me.

AFTER THE SAME MANNER ALSO [here he shall take the
cup into his hands],- He TOOK THE CUP, WHEN He HAD SUP-
PED, saying, This cup is the New Testament in My
Blood; this do ye as uten as ye drink it, in remem-
brance of Me.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, send down,
we beseech Thee, the powerful benediction of Thy
Holy Spirit upon these elements of bread and wine,
that being set apart now from a common to a sacred
and mystical use, they may exhibit and represent to
us with true effect the Body and Blood of Thy Son,
Jesus Christ; so that in the use of them we may be
made, through the power of the Holy Ghost, to par-

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take really and truly of His blessed life, whereby only
we can be saved from death, and raised to immortal-
ity at the last day. Amen.

A x D be pleased now, 0 most merciful Father, gra-
ciously to receive at our hands this memorial of the
blessed sacrifice of Thy Son ; in union with which
we here offer and present unto Thee, 0 Lord, the
reasonable sacrifice of our own persons; consecrating
ourselves, on the altar of the Gospel, in soul and body,
property and life, to Thy most blessed service and
praise. Look upon us through the mediation of
our great High Priest. Make us accepted in the Be-
loved ; and let His name be as a pure and holy in-
cense, through which all our worship may come up
before Thee, as the odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice
acceptable, well pleasing to God. Amen.

Remember in mercy, we beseech Thee, Thy Church
militant throughout the whole earth. Let her min-
isters lie clothed with righteousness, and her priests
with salvation. Build up her desolations; restore
her disorders; heal her divisions; and grant unto
her prosperity, safety, unity and peace. Amen.

We commend unto Thee especially this particular

church and congregation, pastor, elders, deacons, and

people, beseeching Thee to accept their piety and

faith, and to increase toward them Thy heavenly

grace, so that they may come behind in no gift,

waiting for the coming of our Lore Jesus Christ.

Amen.

182 THE HOLY COMMUNION.

We pray for all estates of men in Christian lands;
for kings, princes, and governors, and for the people
committed to their charge and care ; especially for
Thy servant the President of the United States, and
for all the rulers of this land and nation. Make us
a righteous people, and give us power to serve Thee
in quietness and peace. Amen.

Vouchsafe unto us, we beseech Thee, favorable
weather, that the fruits of the earth may ripen and
be gathered in for us in due season ; and be pleased
of Thy great goodness to preserve us from war, pes-
tilence, and famine. Amen.

Send forth Thy light and Thy truth unto the ends
of the earth; cause the glorious Gospel of Thy grace
to be proclaimed among all nations ; and powerfully
incline the hearts of men everywhere, that they may
hear and obey the joyful sound. Amen.

Regard in tender compassion those among Thy
people, who are called to suffer heavy affliction, or
sore temptation and trial of any kind : and be Thou
graciously nigh unto them with Thy divine help, ac-
cording to all their need. Amen.

Especially do we commend unto Thee those de-
parting this life. Let the arms of Thy love be round
about them in their last hour; defend them against
the assaults of the Devil; enable them joyfully to
commit their spirits into Thy hands ; and so receive
them to Thy rest. Amen.

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0 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of
whom the whole family in heaven and earth is na-
med ; we rejoice before Thee in the blessed commun-
ion of all Thy saints, wherein Thou givest us also
to have part. We praise Thee for the holy fellow-
ship of patriarchs and prophets, apostles and martyrs,
and the whole glorious company of the redeemed of
all ages, who have died in the Lord, and now live,
with Him for evermore. We give thanks unto Thee
for Thy great grace and- many gifts bestowed on those
who have thus gone before us in the way of salvation,
and by whom wre are now compassed about, in our
Christian course, as a cloud of witnesses looking down
upon us from the heavenly world. Enable us to fol-
low their faith, that we may enter at death into their
joy ; and so abide with them in rest and peace, till
both they and we shall reach our common consum-
mation of redemption and bliss in the glorious resur-
rection of the last day. Amen.

Here let the people join aloud in the Lord's Prayer.

31. The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be wTith
you all.
C. Amen.

184 THE HOLY COMMUNION.

Here the Holy Communion shall take place. While a sacrame.ital
hymn is sung, the people shall present themselves in front of the altar,
reverently and devoutly standing. The officiating Minister shall first
receive the Communion in both kinds himself, and administer the same
to his assistants; and he shall then proceed with their help to adminis-
ter it, first to the elders and deacons, and afterward to the people ; dis-
tributing first the bread and then the cup.

Giving the bread, the Minister shall say:

The bread which we break, is the Communion of
the body of Christ.

Giving the cup, the Minister shall say :

The cup of blessing which we bless, is the Com-
munion of the Blood of Christ.

After the people have communed in both kinds, the Minister shall
say:

May the Holy Communion of the Body and Blood
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, keep and pre-
serve you, each one, in body, soul, and spirit, unto
everlasting life. Amen.

Depart in peace.

When all have communed, the Minister shall say:

Let us pray.

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we are very members incorporate in the mystical
body of Thy Son, and heirs through hope of Thine
everlasting kingdom, by the merits of His most bles-
sed death and passion. And we most humbly beseech
Thee, 0 heavenly Father, so to assist us with Thy
grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship,
and do all such good works as Thou hast prepared
lor us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor
and glory, world without end. Amen.

Then shall be said, or chanted, the Ambrosian Hymn (Te Deum
laudamus), as follows :

31. We praise Thee, 0 God:

C. We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.

M. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father
everlasting.

C. To Thee all angels cry aloud; the heavens and
all the powers therein.

31. To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually
do cry:

C. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

31. Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of
Thy glory.

('. The glorious company of the apostles praise

Thee.

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186 THE HOLY COMMUNION.

M, The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise
Thee.

C The noble army of martyrs praise Thee.

31. The holy Church, thoroughout all the world,
doth acknowledge Thee,

C. The Father of an infinite majesty;

31. Thine adorable, true, and only Son;
C. Also, the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.

31. Thou art the King of glory, 0 Christ.

C. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.

31. When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,
Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a Virgin.

C. When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness ot
death, Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all
believers.

M, Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the
glory of the Father.

C. We believe that Thou shalt come to be our
Judge.

31. We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants,
whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

C. Make them to be numbered with Thy saints
in glory everlasting.

tage

31. 0 Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thy heri-

re.

C. Govern them, and lift them up forever.

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31. Day by day we magnify Thee;
C. And we worship Thy name ever, world with-
out end.

31. Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to keep us this day with-
out sin.

C. 0 Lord, have mercy upon us, have mercy upon
us.

31. 0 Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us, as our trust
is in Thee.

C. 0 Lord in Thee have I trusted; let me never
be confounded.

After which the Minister shall close the whole service with this Bene-
diction.

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and
love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord:
and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

HOLY BAPTISM.

BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

[Children, one or both of whose parents are members of the Church
are entitled to Baptism.

Baptism shall be performed in the Church, except for good reason.

Sponsors may be admitted in Baptism ; but the parents themselves
must be present and answer to the questions in the Service.

Members of the Church may present orphan children for Baptism,
assuming the proper vows.]

When there are children to be baptized, they shall be brought to the
altar, by the parents or sponsors, immediately after the Gloria in Ex-
celsis in the Lord's Day Service.

Pure water having been provided in the font, or some other clean
vessel, fit and decent for the sacred ordinance, the Minister, standing
near it, shall say:

Dearly Beloved: Our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ, after His resurrection, and shortly before His
ascension to the right hand of God the Father Al-
mighty, instituted the Holy Sacrament of Baptism for
the remission of sins, saying to His disciples: All
power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go
ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of ..the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
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BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 189

Hear, also, what is written in another place : And
they brought young children to Him, that He might
touch them; and His disciples rebuked them that
brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was much
displeased, and said, Suffer the little children to come
unto Me, and forbid them not; for of such is the king-
dom of God. Verily, I say unto you, Whosoever,
shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,
he shall not enter therein. And He took them up in
His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed
them.

Therefore, taking encouragement from these words,
and firmly believing that the promise of the New Cov-
enant is to our children, no less than to ourselves,
let us call upon God the Father, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that of His bounteous mercy He
may grant to this child, through the Holy Sacrament
of Baptism, that which by nature he cannot have ;
that being washed from his sins, and delivered from
the power of the Devil, he may be made a member
of Christ's Holy Church unto eternal salvation.

Here the Congregation shall rise, and continue standing until the
Baptism is ended.

190 HOLY BAPTISM.

and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he being
delivered from Thy wrath, may be received into the
ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast in faith,
joyful through hope, and rooted in charity, may so
pass the waves of this troublesome world, that finally
Aemay come to the land of everlasting life; there to
reign with Thee, world without end, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall address the parents or sponsors as follows:

Dearly Beloved: You present this child here, and
do seek for him deliverance from the power of the
Devil, the remission of sin, and the gift of a new and
spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the Sacra-
ment of Baptism, which Christ hath ordained for the
communication of such great grace. These benefits
God, on his part, will most surely bestow, for the sake
of His well beloved Son : wherefore, in the presence
of God and these witnesses, I require of you, who are
the sureties of this child, that on his part, and for him,
who cannot answer for himself, you do now make
that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a pure con-
science, which Almighty God shall accept and an-
swer, by vouchsafing His holy Baptism.

Then shall the Minister address to the parents or sponsors, the fol*
lowing questions, to which the answer shall be given audibly by each
one.

Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the
Devil with all his ways and works, the world with its
vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its sinful
desires?

Ans. I do.

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Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth?

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried ; descended into hades;
the third day rose from the dead ; ascended into hea-
ven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the
quick and the dead?

And in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church;
the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins; the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting ?

Ans. I believe.

"Wilt thou that this child be baptized in this faith?
Ans. I will.

Dost thou promise to bring up this child in the nur-
ture and admonition of the Lord, and in the doctrines
and duties of our holy religion?

Ans. I do.

Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the
parent or sponsor, the Minister shall say:

Name this child.

Thereupon, pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it with a
free application of water, saying:

& I baptize thee, in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

192 HOLY BAPTISM.

Then the Minister shall restore the child to the parents or sponsors
and say :

Let us give thanks.

We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Fa-
ther, that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery
of Thy holy Baptism, to deliver this child from the
power of darkness, and to translate him into the king-
dom of Thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption
through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And
we humbly beseech Thee to grant that he, being dead
unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being
buried with Christ in His death, may crucify the old
man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and
that as lie is made partaker of the death of Thy Son,
he may also be made jjartaJcer of His resurrection; so
that finally, with the residue of Thy holy Church,
he may be an inheritor of Thine everlasting kingdom;
throuo;h Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall address the parents or sponsors, as follows:

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: Forasmuch as you
have now dedicated this child by Baptism to the service
of the Triune God, you must remember that it is your

BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 193

duty to train him up, by precept and example, in the
true knowledge and fear of God according to the ar-
ticles of the Christian faith and doctrine, as contained
in the Old and New Testament, and in the symbols
of the Church. Especially is it your duty, so soon
as he shall be able to learn, to remind him often of
hi* baptismal vows and obligations, and in particular
to teach Mm the Lord's Prayer, the Apostles' Creed,
and the Ten Commandments, that he may know how
to pray, what to believe, and how to live. Finally,
you are to see to it, that he be brought at the proper
time to the Minister, to be instructed in the Catechism,
and prepared for Confirmation and the Holy Commun-
ion ; that he may heartily renew his baptismal vows,
renounce in his own name the world, the flesh, and
the Devil, profess Jesus Christ, and ever honor this
profession by a holy life and conversation, to the
glory of God, and the salvation of his soul.

Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction:

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus.
Amen.

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PEIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS.

In case of private Baptism, the form provided for use in the church
ehall be employed, unless sickness require the use of a shorter form, when
the Minister addressing the parents or sponsors, shall proceed as follows :

Dearly Beloved: You present this child here, and
do seek for him deliverance from the power of the
Devil, the remission of sin, and the gift of a new and
spiritual life by the Holy Ghost, through the Sacra-
ment of Baptism, which Christ hath ordained for the
communication of such great grace. These benefits
God, on His part, will most surely bestow, for the
sake of His well beloved Son : wherefore, in the pres-
ence of God and these witnesses, I require of you,
who are the sureties of this child, that on his part and
for him, who cannot answer for himself, you do now
make that confession of unfeigned faith, out of a pure
conscience, which Almighty God shall accept and
answer, by vouchsafing His holy Baptism.

Then shall the Minister address to the parents or sponsors, the fol-
lowing questions, to which the answer shall be given audibly, by each
one.

Dost thou, in the name of this child, renounce the
Devil with all his ways and works, the world with
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PRIVATE BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 195

its vain pomp and glory, and the flesh with all its
sinful desires?
Ans. I do.

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth?

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord ; who was conceived b}' the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried; descended into hades;
the third day rose from the dead; ascended into hea-
ven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the
quick and the dead?

And in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic Church;
the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ;
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting ?

Ans, I believe.

Wilt thou that this child be baptized in this faith ?
Ans. I will.

Dost thou promise to bring up this child in the nur-
ture and admonition of the Lord, and in the doctrines
and duties of our holy religion ?

Ans, I do.

Then, taking the child on his arm, or leaving it in the arms of the
parent or sponsor, the Minister shall sa}' :

Name this child.

Thereupon, pronouncing the name aloud, he shall baptize it with a
free application of water, saying:

N. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

196 HOLY BAPTISM.

Then the Minister shall restore the child to the parents or sponsors,
and say :

Let us give thanks.

We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Fa-
ther, that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery
of Thy holy Baptism, to deliver this child from the
power of darkness, and to translate him into the king-
dom of Thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption
through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And
we humbly beseech Thee to grant that he, being dead
unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being
buried with Christ in His death, may crucify the old
man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and
that as he is made partaker of the death of Thy Son,
he may also be made partaker of His resurrection; so
that finally, with the residue of Thy holy Church, he
may be an inheritor of Thine everlasting kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
lebtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction:

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus.
Amen.

BAPTISM OF ADULTS

[Before adults are Baptized, the Minister and Elders shall be satis*
fied that they understand the fundamental truths of the Christian re-
ligion, and are governed by them in their lives.

Adult- must be baptized publicly, either in the church, or elsewhere,
in the presence of a worshipping assembly. The Minister shall unite
the rite of Confirmation with their Baptism, by laying his hands upon
them, and pronouncing the Benediction, as in the Office of Confirm-
ation.]

When adults are to be baptized, they shall present themselves at the
altar, after the Gloria in Excelsis in the Lord's Day Service.

Pure water having been provided in the font, or some other clean
i. tit and decent for the sacred ordinance, the Minister, standing
near it, shall begin thus:

Dearly Beloved : That you may know and rightly
understand, from God's holy word, the meaning and
importance of the Sacrament of Baptism, hear first
what Jesus said to Nicodemus: Verily, verily, I say
unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That
which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which
is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said
unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind blow-
eth where it listeth, and thou nearest the sound
thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometii, and
whither it goeth : so is every Due that is born of the
Spirit.

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Hear also the words of the institution of this Sac-
rament: He said unto His disciples, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believe th and is baptized, shall be saved ; but
he that believeth not, shall be damned.

You see from these words of our Saviour, Jesus
Christ, that we are all by nature in a sinful and lost
condition, and cannot enter into the kingdom of God
except by a new birth of water and of the Spirit;
and that there is no salvation without faith in Jesus
Christ, and a child-like submission to His ordinances.
You see, moreover, that the ordinary way of entering
into the covenant of grace, according to God's ap-
pointment, is the Sacrament of holy Baptism, by
which we are divinely assured of the remission of our
sins, and become partakers of the gift of the Holy
Ghost. Hence, also, St. Peter, on the day of Pente-
cost, after preaching the gospel of Christ's death and
resurrection, called upon the hearers, saying: Repent,
and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of
Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise
is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are
afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Then addressing the Congregation, he shall say:

Therefore, taking encouragement from these words,
let us, as many as are here present, call upon God the
Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
of His bounteous mercy He may grant to this person,
through the holy Sacrament of Baptism, that which

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by nature he cannot have ; that being washed from
hia sins, and delivered from the power of the Devil,
he may be made a member of Christ's holy Church,
unto eternal salvation.

Here the Congregation shall rise, and remain standing until the
Baptism is ended.

Almighty and everlasting God, who of Thy great
mercy didst save Noah and his family in the ark by
water; and also didst safely lead the children of
Israel, Thy people, through the Red Sea, figuring
thereby Thy holy Baptism; and by the Baptism of
Thy well beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in the river Jor-
dan, didst sanctify water to the mystical washing
away of sin : we beseech Thee, for Thine infinite
mercies, graciously to look upon this person, to wash
him, and sanctify him with the Holy Ghost, that he
being delivered from Thy wrath, may be received
into the ark of Christ's Church, and being steadfast
in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in charity,
may so pass the waves of this troublesome world,
that finally he may come to the land of everlasting
life, there to reign with Thee, world without end;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Minister shall address the person or persons to be baptized:

Dearly Beloved: You are come hither seeking de-
liverance from the power of the Devil, the remission
of sin, and the gift of a new and spiritual life by the
Holy Ghost, through the Sacrament of Baptism,
which Christ hath ordained for the communication
of such great grace. These benefits God, on Ilia

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part, will most surely bestow, for the sake of His well
beloved Son : wherefore, in the presence of God and
these witnesses, I require of you, that you, on your
part, do now make that confession of unfeigned faith,
out of a pure conscience, which Almighty God shall
accejDt and answer, by vouchsafing His holy Baptism.

Then shall the Minister address to the person or persons to be bap
tized the following questions, to which the answer shall be given au.
dibly by each one.

Dost thou renounce the Devil with all his ways
and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory,
and the flesh with all its sinful desires?

Arts. I do.

Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth ?

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried ; descended into hades;
the third day rose from the dead; ascended into hea-
ven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father
Almighty; from whence he shall come to judge the
quick and the dead?

And in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church;
the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting ?

Ans. I believe.

Wilt thou be baptized in this faith?
Ans. I will.

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Dost thou promise to follow Christ, and to keep His
commandments, all the days of thy life ?
Aits, I do.

Then shall the Minister ask the name of the Catechumen, and re-
quiring him to kneel down, shall baptize him, saying:

JY. I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister lay his hands on the head of the person
baptized, and confirm him, saying:

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I
pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.

Then the person or persons rising, the Minister shall proceed:

Let us give thanks.

We yield Thee hearty thanks, most mercirlil Father,
that it hath pleased Thee, through the mystery of
Thy holy Baptism, to deliver this person from the pow-
er of darkness, and to translate him into the king-
dom of Thy dear Son, in whom we have redemption
through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins. And
we humbly beseech Thee to grant that he, being dead
unto sin, and living unto righteousness, and being
buried with Christ in His death, may crucify the old
man, and utterly abolish the whole body of sin; and
that as he is made partaker of the death of Thy Son,
he may also be made partaker of His resurrection; so
that finally, with the residue of Thy holy Church,
he may be an inheritor of Thine everlasting kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we ibrgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
iver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Then shall the Minister pronounce this Benediction:

And now may the God of all grace, who hath called
us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that
ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, settle 3 ou: to Him be glory and dominion
forever and ever. Amen.

CONHRMATION.

[Tt is the duty of the baptized children of the Church to become Cate-
chumens, as soon as they are old enough to committo memory the Cate-
chism, and to be benefited by the Pastor's instructions. In no case
ought their attendance to be delayed beyond their thirteenth year.
Their Catechization looks forward to their Confirmation, which forma
its solemn completion.

Before Confirmation is administered, the Minister and Elders shall
be satisfied that the candidate understands the fundamental truths ol
the Christian religion, and is governed by them in his life.]

After a Sermon, or an Address, the Minister shall read the names ol
the Catechumene, who shall then present themselves at the altar;
whereupon the Minister shall begin thus:

Following the example of the holy Apostles, and
those who succeeded them, the Church bestows upon
those who have been baptized, either as adults or in
their infancy, after they have been properly instructed,
the blessing of Confirmation, by prayer and the lay-
ing on of hands.

The laying on of hands was first practised as a re-
ligious act by devout parents upon their children,
whereby they imparted unto them the parental bles-
sing, and confirmed them in faith and piety. By the
laying on of hands also, such as were called to be
public ministers in the Church were invested with
the authority and grace of the sacred office; and so

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also by the same solemn act, the Apostles of our Lord
communicated the gift of the Holy Ghost for the con-
firmation of believers after their baptism. •

Then, addressing the Catechumens, he shall say:

Dearly Beloved: As children of your heavenly
Father, called to a holy priesthood in the Church, to
offer up spiritual sacrifices to God by Jesus Christ,
you are now to receive the solemn rite of Confirmation
by the laying on of hands, as your full and formal
consecration to His holy service.

In this sacred ordinance, you on your part renew and
ratify the promise and vow made in your baptism ;
whilst the Church, in God's stead, claims you publicly
for His service, blesses you in His name, and confirms
you in His covenant, invoking upon you in larger
measure the Holy Ghost, by whose help alone you
are able to fulfil your vows by leading holy and
obedient lives.

Then shall the Minister address to the Catechumens the following
questions, to which the answer shall be given audibly by each one.

Dost thou now, in the presence of God and of this
Congregation, renew the solemn promise and vow
made in your name at your baptism? Dost thou
ratify and confirm the same, and acknowledge thyself
bound to believe and to do all those things which
your parents then undertook for you?

Ans. I do.

Dost thou renounce the Devil with all his ways
and works, the world with its vain pomp and glory,
and the flesh with all its sinful desires?

Ans. I do.

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Then the Minister shall say:

Profess now your faith, before God and this congre-
gation.

Here, the Congregation standing, the Catechumens led by the Min-
ister shall repeat the Apostles' Creed, as follows:

I Believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into
hades ; the third day He rose from the dead ; He as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall
come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of
sins ; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

Minister. Our help is in the name of the Lord ;
Congregation. Who hath made heaven and
earth.

31. Blessed be the name of the Lord ;
C. Henceforth, world without end.

31. Lord, hear our prayer;

C. And let our cry come unto Thee.

31. Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who out of infinite
mercy in Christ Jesus, hast caused these Thy servants

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to be bom again of water and of the Holy Ghost, and
hast given unto them the remission of their sins;
strengthen them, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, through
the Holy Ghost, the Comforter ; and daily increase in
them the manifold gifts of Thy grace, the spirit of
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and
might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
Lord, now and forever. Amen.

Then, the Congregation still standing, the Catechumens shall kneel,
and the Minister, laying his hand on the head of each one successively,
shall say:

The very God of peace sanctify you wholly ; and
I pray God 3'our whole spirit, and soul, and body, be
preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Amen.

Here all shall kneel.

31. Let us pray.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we render
Thee thanks for the great mercy Thou hast been
pleased to show toward these Thy servants, by giving
them power this day publicly to own and accept for
themselves Thy covenant of salvation made with
them before in the sacrament of Baptism, and by con-
firming unto them at this time the same grace through
the solemn benediction of Thy holy Church. And
now, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee to verify and fulfil in
them the truth of this glorious covenant unto the
end, that as they have been introduced into the king-
dom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and made
to have part in its privileges and hopes, they may be

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constantly kept in the same by the power of the Holy
Ghost, through faith, nnto everlasting life. Fortify
them against the assaults of sin and hell. Let not
Satan prevail against them. Keep them from the
evil that is in the world. Help them to walk in the
Spirit, that the}r may not fulfil the lusts of the flesh.
Defend them from all heresy and schism, from all
apostasy and unbelief. Let them never draw back
to perdition. Make them faithful unto death, that
no man may take from them their crown. And grant,
0 most merciful Father, that having continued thus
steadfast in faith and hope to the end, they may be
counted worthy to be joined with Thy saints in hea-
ven, and to have pari with them finally in the resur-
rection of the dead; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Then the Minister shall dismiss the Catechumens, saying:

Tbe peace of God which passeth all understanding,
keep your heart and mind, through Christ Jesus.
Am*n.

MAEEIAGE.

At the day and time appointed, the persons to be married shall
come into the body of the Church, or sball be ready in some proper
house, with their friends and neighbors; and there standing together,
the Man on the right hand, and the Woman on the left, the Minister
shall say :

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen. ^

Dearly Beloved: We are assembled, in the sight
of God and of His holy angels, to join together this
man and this woman in the bonds of Matrimony;
which is an honorable estate, instituted of God in the
time of man's innocency, confirmed by the teaching
of our blessed Saviour, and compared by St. Paul to
the mystical union, which subsists between Christ
and Ilfs Church.

Into this holy estate these two persons are come to
be joined. Therefore, if any man can show any just
cause why they may not be lawfully joined together,
let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his
peace.

And then addressing the persons to be married, he shall say:

I charge you each and both, as ye will answer be-
fore God at the day of judgment, if either of you

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know any reason why ye may not be lawfully joined
together in matrimony, confess it now. For be well
assured, that all those who are brought together, con-
trary to the word of God, are not joined together of
God ; neither is their marriage lawful.

If no impediment be alleged, the Minister shall say unto the
man :

M. Wilt thou take this woman to be thy wedded
wife ?

Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep
her in sickness and in health ; and, forsaking every
other, cleave to her only, so long as ye both shall
live ?

The man shall answer:
I Will.

Then shall the Minister say unto the woman:

JV. Wilt thou take this man to be thy wedded
husband?

Wilt thou obey him, love, honor, and keep him in
sickness and in health ; and, forsaking every other,
cleave to him only, so long as ye both shall live ?

The woman shall answer:
I Will.

When a ring is used, the man shall give the ring to the woman,
which the Minister taking from her shall deliver again to the man,
who Bhall then place it upon the third finger of the woman's left hand,
and holding it there, shall say after the Minister:

With this ring I thee wed: in the name of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

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210 MARRIAGE.

Then shall the Minister say:

As a seal to this holy vow, give each other the
right hand.

Then the Minister, laying his hand upon the joined hands of the
pair, shall say:

Forasmuch as you, 31. and JY. have consented to-
gether in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the
same before God and this company, I pronounce you
man and wife, in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Those whom God hath joined together, let not
man put asunder.

Let us pray.

0 God, who by Thy mighty power hast made all
things of nothing; who also didst appoint that out
of man, created after Thine own image and simili-
tude, woman should take her beginning; and knit-
ting them together, didst teach that it should never
be lawful to put asunder those whom Thou by mat-
rimony hadst made one : look mercifully upon these
Thy servants, that both this man may love his wife,
according to Thy word, (as Christ did love His
spouse the Church, who gave Himself for it, loving
and cherishing it even as His own flesh,) and also
that this woman may be loving and faithful to her
husband; and in all quietness, sobriety, and peace, be
a follower of holy and godly matrons. 0 Lord, bless
them both, and grant them to inherit Thine ever-
lasting kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give as this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Then shall he bless them :

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost,
bless, preserve, and keep you ; the Lord mercifully
with His favor look upon you, and fill you with all
spiritual benediction and grace ; that ye may so live
together in this life, that in the world to come ye
may have life everlasting. Amen.

After which, if the service be in the church, and there be no ser-
mon declaring the duties of marriage, the Minister shall read as follows :

All ye that are married, or that intend to take the excellent
estate of matrimony upon you, hear what the Holy Scripture
doth say as touching the duty of husbands towards their wives,
and wives towards their husbands.

Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians, the fifth Chap-
ter, doth give this commandment to all married men : Hus-
bands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church,
and gave Himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse
it with the washing of water, by the word; that He might
present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy, and
without bremish. So ought men to love their wives as their
own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For
no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and
cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: for we are mem-
bers of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. For this
cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be

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joined unto his wife; and they two shall be one flesh. This
is a great mystery; but I speak concerning Christ and the
Church. Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular so
love his wife, even as himself.

Likewise the same St. Paul, writing to the Colossians,
speaketh thus to all men that are married: Husbands, love
your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Hear also what Saint Peter, the Apostle of Christ, who
was himself a married man, saith unto them that are married:
Ye husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge ;
giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as
being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers
be not hindered.

Hitherto ye have heard the duty of the husband toward
the wife. Now likewise, ye wives, hear and learn your du-
ties toward your husbands, even as it is plainly set forth in
Holy Scripture.

Saint Paul, in the afore-named Epistle to the Ephesians,
teacheth you thus: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own
husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of
the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church : and He
is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as the Church is sub-
ject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in
every thing. And again he saith : Let the wife see that she
reverence her husband.

And in his Epistle to the Colossians, Saint Paul giveth
you this short lesson : Wives, submit yourselves unto your
own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

^ Saint Peter also doth instruct you very well, thus saying :
Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any
obey not the word, they also may without the word be won
by the conversation of the wives ; while they behold your
chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let
it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of
wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be
the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible,

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even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in
the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in
the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God,
adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own hus-
bands : even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord :
whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not
afraid with any amazement.

After which the Minister shall close the service with this Bene'
diction:

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all. Amen.

OKDINATION AND INSTALLATION.

ORDINATION OF MINISTERS.

After the Sermon, the presiding Minister, having taken his place
at the all^r, shall begin thus:

Let us pray :

Meet us, 0 Lord, in all our doings, with Thy most
gracious favor, and further us with Thy continual
help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and
ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy holy name, and
finally by Thy mercy attain unto everlasting life ;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here the Candidate for Ordination, his name being distinctly an-
nounced, sliall be requested to present himself before the altarj where-
upon the Minister shall address the Congregation, as follows:

Dearly Beloved in the Loed : Almighty God,
whom it hath pleased by His Spirit and word to
gather and preserve to Himself continually, out ot
the whole human race, a Church chosen to everlasting
life, hath given to all the members of the same, both
ministers and people, a common interest in its wel-
fare. For this reason, it hath ever been the practice,
that in the ordination of those who have been called

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to the office of the holy Ministry, the people also
should have an opportunity to express their voice.
Now, therefore, in order that we may be assisted in
the case before us by your knowledge and past ob-
servation of him who is here present for admission
to this office, we call upon you, to the end that if you
know any just cause or impediment, because of which
he ought not to be ordained to the Christian Ministry,
you do come forward in God's name, and make it
known.

If no objection be offered, after a sufficient pause, he shall address
the Candidate, and say:

Dearly Beloved Brother : It is now our part, sol-
emnly and for the last time, before proceeding to lay
upon you irrevocably the burden and responsibility
of the holy Ministry, to remind you how great is the
dignity of the office, and how weighty and momentous
also are the duties which it involves.

The office is of divine origin, and of truly super-
natural character and force; flowing directly from the
Lord Jesus Christ Himself, as the fruit of His resur-
rection and triumphant ascension into heaven, and
being designed by Him to carry forward the purposes
of His grace upon the earth, in the salvation of men
by the Church, to the end of time.

All power, we hear Him saying after He had risen
from the dead, is given unto Me in heaven and in
earth; Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptiz-
ing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you : and lo, I
am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.

216 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS.

To this answers in full what is written also by St.
Paul : Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on
high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto
men. Now that He ascended, what is it but that He
also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
He that descended is the same also that ascended up
far above all heavens, that He might fill all things.
And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets;
and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the mi-
nistry, for the edifying of the body of Christ; till we all
come in the unity of the faith, and of the Son of God,
unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature
of the fulness of Christ.

Consider well, dear brother in Christ, how much
all this means, as declaring and setting forth the true
nature and significance of the holy office. The first
Ministers were the Apostles, who were called and
commissioned immediately by Jesus Christ Himself.
They in turn ordained and set apart other suitable
men, as pastors and teachers over the churches which
they had gathered and established in different places;
and these again, in the same way appointed and sent
forth others to carry onward and forward still the
true succession of this office ; which, being regularly
transmitted in this way from age to age in the Christ-
ian Church, has come down finally to our time. The
solemnity of ordination, through which this trans-
mission Hows, is not merely an impressive ceremony,
by which the right of such as are called of God to
the Ministry is owned and confessed by the Church ;
but it is to be considered rather as their actual inves-

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titure with the very power of the office itself, the
sacramental seal of their heavenly commission, and
a symbolical assurance from on high, that their con-
secration to the service of Christ is accepted, and
that the Holy Ghost will most certainly be with them
in the faithful discharge of their official duties.

These duties are of the same order with the high
origin of the office, and its glorious design. The
Ministers of Christ are set in the world to be at once
the representatives of His authority, and the ambas-
sadors of His grace. As My Father hath sent Me,
He says, even so send I you. He that heareth you,
heareth Me ; and he that despiseth you, despiseth
Me ; and he that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that
sent Me. Let a man so account of us, says St. Paul,
as of the ministers of Christ and stewards of the
mysteries of God. Again : We are ambassadors for
Christ, as though God did beseech you by us. To
them it. belongs to baptize, to preach the word, to ad-
minister the holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
They are appointed to wait upon and serve the
Church, which is the spouse of Jesus Christ. His body
mystical; to offer before Him the prayers and sup-
plications of His people; to feed, to instruct, to watch
over and guide the sheep and lambs of His flock,
whom He hath purchased with His own blood. They
arc charged also with the government of the Church,
and with the proper use of its discipline, in the way
both of censure and absolution, according to that
awfully mysterious and solemn word: I will give un-
to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound

218 ORDINATION OF MINISTERS.

in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth,
shall be loosed in heaven.

Such being the character of the office to which you
are now called, beloved brother in the Lord, and such
the high and arduous nature of its duties, it is easy
to see with what seriousness and godly fear, with
what solemn forethought, with what holy caution,
you should aj3proach unto it, as you are now doing,
in the present transaction ; and with how great care
and study also you ought to apply yourself, that you
ma}^ appear hereafter to have been worthy of being
put into the Christian Ministry, by being found faith-
ful to its mighty trust. Know, at the same time,
that for this you are by no means sufficient of your-
self. All proper sufficiency here is from God alone ;
to whom therefore you should pray earnestly, through
the mediation of our only Saviour Jesus Christ, for
the heavenly assistance of the Holy Ghost; that giv-
ing yourself wholly to this office, with daily medita-
tion, and study of the Scriptures, }'ou may be able to
make full proof of your ministry, being nourished up
in the words of faith and good doctrine, and showing
yourself a pattern to others in piety and godly living.
In doing this, thou shalt both save thyself, and them
that hear thee. And when the Chief Shepherd shall
appear, you shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth
not away.

And now, that this congregation of Christ may al-
so understand your views and will in these things,
and that you ma}^ yourself also the more feel the
binding force of what you thus publicly profess and
promise, we call upon you to make answer plainly to

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these following questions, which we now propose to
you in the name of God and of His Church.

Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the
true and proper word of God, the ultimate rule and
measure of the whole Christian faith ?

Ans. I do.

Do you believe in one God the Father; and in one
Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of the
Father; and in one Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father and the Son, and with the Father and the
Son one God Almighty ?

Do you believe the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, whereby being perfect God
He became also perfect Man; suffered for our salva-
tion, descended into hades, rose again from the dead,
and now sitteth at the right 'hand of God the Father
Almighty, from whence He shall come to judge the
quick and the dead ?

And do you believe in one holy catholic Church,
in which is given one true Baptism for the remission
of sins?

Ans. I do.

Do you receive the confessional system of the Hei-
delberg Catechism as being in harmony with the
Bible, and the ancient Christian Creeds ?

Ans. I do.

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Are you truly persuaded in your heart, that you
are called of God to the office of the holy Ministry,
and do you desire and expect to receive, through the
laying on of our hands, the gift and grace of the
Holy Ghost, which shall enable you to fulfil this
heavenly commission and trust ?

Ans. Such is my persuasion, and such my desire
and hope.

Do you acknowledge the rightful authority of this
Church, from which you are now to receive ordi-
nation, as being a true part in the succession of the
Church Catholic ; and do you promise to exercise
•your ministry in the same with faithful diligence,
showing all proper regard for its laws and ordinances,
and all suitable obedience to its lawful government
in the Lord ?

Ans. So I confess, and so I promise.

Here the Candidate shall be directed to kneel; the Ministers shall
lay their right hands severally upon his head, and the presiding Min-
ister shall say ;

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Chief
Shepherd and Bishop of the Church, and trusting in
the power of His grace, we ordain, consecrate, and
appoint you to the Ministry of reconciliation, to pro-
claim His gospel, to dispense His holy Sacraments,
to administer Christian discipline in His Church, and
to be wholly set apart as an instrument to His use
in the salvation of our fallen race, and to this end

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may the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, rest upon and abide with
you always. Amen.

He shall then rise, when each of the Ministers in turn shall give
him the right hand of fellowship, saying:

We give you the right hand of fellowship, to take
part with us in this Ministry.

Or this:

Our fellowship is with the Father, and with the
Son, and with the Holy Ghost.

Or this:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost,
be with you always.

When the n^w Minister is to be installed at the same time as Pastor
of the Charge in which he is ordained, the Installation services shall
_'<> forward according to the form provided for that purpose. If
there be no Installation, the presiding Minister shall here say:

Let us pray, beloved brethren, to God the Father
Almighty, that He may be pleased to multiply His
heavenly gifts upon this His servant, whom He hath
called to the office of the holy Ministry, through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then kneeling down :

Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of Thine
miinite goodness hast given Thine only Son Jesus
Qfrrist to be our Redeemer, and the Author of ever-

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lasting life ; who after that He had completed our
redemption, and was ascended into heaven, poured
down His gifts abundantly upon men, making some
apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pas-
tors and teachers, for the edifying and perfecting of
His body the Church ; send doAvn, we beseech Thee,
the anointing of the Holy Ghost upon the head of
this Thy servant, who has now been set apart in
Thy name, through the solemn act of ordination, to
the office of teacher and ruler in Christ's Church.
Grant unto him, 0 most merciful Father, such ful-
ness of Thy grace, that he may be a faithful and
wise steward whom Thou settest over Thy house-
hold, using the authority Thou givest him, not unto
destruction, but unto salvation ; that he may be an
able minister of the New Testament, knowing how
he ought; to behave himself in the house of God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth ; that he may be a true
preacher of righteousness ; a faithful leader of the
blind, and of them that are out of the way ; a light
unto those who are in darkness; a watchful guardian
over Thy fold, and a follower of the true Shepherd
who giveth His life for the sheep. Make his feet
beautiful to publish the gospel of peace, and to bring
glad tidings of good things. Give him power to
preach not himself, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and
himself the servant of all for Jesus' sake. May he
be an example of the believers, in word, in conver-
sation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. So
may he in all things fulfil his ministry unblamably
and unreprovably in Thy sight, that he may be pre-

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paved to stand without shame before the judgment
seat of Christ, and thus, finishing his course with
joy, be received unto glory and immortality in Thine
eternal kingdom, where they that turn many to
righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever and
ever. Hear us for the sake of Jesus Christ Thy Son
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen.

The Congregation shall then rise and join in singing a Doxology,
after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction :

The God of peace, who brought again from the dead
our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the
sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
make you perfect in every good work to do His will,
working in you that which is well pleasing in His
sight, through Jesus Christ : to whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen.

INSTALLATION OF AN ORDAINED MINISTER IN A
PARTICULAR CHARGE.

Immediately after the Ordination of the new Minister, if this take
place on the Batne occasion, or in any other case after the sermon, the
ling Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall address
the Congregation as follows:

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : You have called
N. N., now present, an ordained Minister (or, who
has now been ordained a Minister), to become your
Pastor. He has consented to accept the call. After

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full inquiry and deliberation, the Classis of M.
under whose supervision and care you stand, has re-
solved that the proposed settlement ought to take
place; and being here accordingly, by its appoint-
ment and order, at the present time, for that purpose,
we now proceed to institute and install him, in the
name of the Lord, as the Pastor of this Charge.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, by whose holy inspiration and
guidance, Thine Apostles, in the first clays of Thy
Church, did, for the fulfilling of their charge, ordain
others also, who, under them, might take. part in the
care and government of Thy flock; grant, we beseech
Thee, that all those who are placed by Thine author-
ity over the several congregations of Thy people,
may be endowed with Thy heavenly grace, and may
so faithfully serve Thee in their office and administra-
tion, and Avatch over the souls under their chanre.
that at the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, they
may present the people committed to their care a
holy and glorious flock, giving an account of them
with joy, and not with grief; through the same our
Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and abideth with Thee
and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.
Amen.

Then shall he read, either the whole or some part of, the following
passages of Scripture.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by
the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way,
the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by

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the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter
openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his
own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he
putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the
sheep follow him : for they know his voice. And a stranger
will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know
not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto
them: but they understood not what things they were which
he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the
sheep did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any man
enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find
pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy : I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good
shepherd : the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own
the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the
sheep, and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth
the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling,
and careth not for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and
know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father
knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my
life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not
of this fold : them also I must bring, and they shall hear my
voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest
thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ;
thou knowest that I love thee. lie saith unto him, Feed my
lambs. lie saith to him again the second time, Simon, son
of Jonas, lovest thou me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ;
thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my
sheep. lie saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto
him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him,
Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Jesus saith unto him. Feed my sheep.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop,
he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless,
the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior,
given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no

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striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler,
not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his
children in subjection with all gravity; (for if a man
know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care
of the church of God?) not a novice, lest being lifted up
with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. More-
over he must have a good report of them which are without;
lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

And from Miletus Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the
elders of the church. And when they were come to him, he
said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into
Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many
tears, and temptations, which befel me by the lyino- in wait
of the Jews: and how I kept back nothing that was profitable
unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly,
and from house to house, testifying both to the Jews, anil
also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward
our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, I go bound in the
spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall
me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every citv,
saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of
these tilings move me, neither count I my life dear unto my-
self, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the min-
istry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the
gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that
ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of
God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I take you to
record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel
of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the
flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers,
to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his
own blood.

Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conver-
sation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come,
give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neg-
lect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by
prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them;
that thy profiting may appear to all. Take heed unto thyself,
and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing thia
thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an
oiler, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a
partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: feed the flock
of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not
by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a
ready mind; neither as being lords over God's heritage, but
bring ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd
shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth
not away.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them wdiich labor
among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ;
and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
And be at peace among yourselves.

Remember them which have the rule over you, "who have
spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, con-
sidering the end of their conversation; Jesus Christ the same
: day. and to-day, and forever.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit your-
selves; for they watch for your souls, as they that must give
account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief:
for that is unprofitable for you.

The Congregation shall now rise, and the Pastor elect having pre-
sented himself before the altar, the presiding Minister shall address
him thus:

And now, beloved brother in Christ, in full view of
the great solemnity of the trust as it is thus set forth
by the lively oracles of God, are you willing and
ready to take upon yourself the charge of this flock?

Ans. I am, God being my helper.

Do you promise and engage, on your part, that
being set as Pastor of this people, you will endeavor
faithfully to discharge among them all the duties oi
your ministry, exercising the authority you hold as a
true commission from our Lord Jesus Christ, with

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becoming recollection of His presence, according to His
commandments, and in due subjection to the rule
that is over you in this church ?

Ans. I promise so to do, with God's help.

Then addressing the Church and Congregation, he shall say:

Dearly Beloved : Ye have heard the solemn vows
and engagements now taken by him whom you have
called to be your Pastor ; now, then, we demand oi
you, do ye on your part receive him in this character
and office, promising to show towards him such love,
honor, and fit obedience in the Lord, as are due to an
overseer and guide placed over you by the Lord Jesus
Christ Himself, the Chief Shepherd and Bishop ot
souls ?

Ans. We do.

On the ground of this mutual engagement, we do
now, by the authority which has been delegated to
us for that purpose, solemnly install you, N. N., as
Pastor of this people, committing them by this act
as a part of Christ's flock, to your spiritual oversight
and care. In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then addressing the Congregation, the presiding Minister shall say :

Let us pray, beloved brethren, to the Triune God,
the fountain of all grace and glory, that He may be
pleased to sanctify with His heavenly blessing, the
Pastoral relation which has now been lormed in His
name. Amen.

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Then kneeling down :

Almighty God, most merciful Father, who of Thine
infinite goodness hast given Thine only Son Jesus
Christ to be our Redeemer and the Author of ever-
lasting life; who after that He had completed our
redemption, and was ascended into heaven, poured
down His gifts abundantly upon men, making some
apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pas-
tors and teachers, for the edifying and perfecting of
the Church ; send down, we beseech Thee, the Holy
Ghost upon Thy servant, whom Thou hast been
pleased now to set over this people in the office of
Bishop and Pastor ; and so replenish him with the
truth of Thy doctrine, and endue him with innocency
of life, that he may faithfully serve before Thee, to
the glory of Thy great name, and the benefit of Thy
holy Church; through Jesus Christ our only Mediator
and Advocate. Amen.

0 Holt Jesus, who hast purchased to Thyself an
universal Church, and hast promised to be with the
ministers of apostolic succession to the end of the
world, be graciously pleased to bless the ministry and
service of him who is now appointed to offer the
ifices of prayer and praise to Thee in this house,
which is called by Thy name. May the words of
his mouth, and the meditation of his heart, be always
acceptable in Thy sight, 0 Lord, our strength and
our Redeemer. Amen.

And Thou, 0 God the Holy Ghost, Sanctifier of
the faithful, visit, we pray Thee, this Congregation with

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Thy love and favor; enlighten their minds more and
more with the light of the everlasting gospel ; graft
in their hearts a love of the truth ; increase in them
true religion ; nourish them with all goodness ; and
of Thy great mercy keep them in the same, 0 bles-
sed Spirit, whom with the Father and the Son to-
gether we worship and glorify as one God, world
without end. Amen.

Then the Congregation shall rise, and join in singing a Boxology ;
after which the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction :

The God of peace, who brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting cov-
enant, make you perfect in eveiy good work to do
His will, working in you that which is well pleasing
in His sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen.

ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF ELDERS
AND DEACONS.

[When Elders only are to be set in office without Deacons, or Dea-
cons only without Elders, such parts merely of the following form are to be
as relate to that particular case. So also, if the case calls for In-
stallation only, all the persons elected to office having been previously
ordained, there must be a like omission of what forms the Ordination
act.]

After the Sermon, the Minister, having taken his place at the altar,
shall say :

Let us pray.

Meet u?. 0 Lord, in all our doings with Thy most
gracious favor, and further us with Thy continual
help ; that in all our works, begun, continued, and
ended in Thee, Ave may glorify Thy holy name, and
finally, by Thy mercy, attain everlasting life; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here the persons to be set in office, their names being distinctly
announced, shall be requested to present themselves before the altar;
whereupon the Minister shall address the Congregation as follows:

Dearly Beloved in the Lord : These persons have
been solemnly chosen and called by you, as a Chris-
tian Congregation, to take part as Elders and Deacons
in the care and service of this church. They have
accepted your call. Xo one has come forward to

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urge any just objection to their being set in office.
I therefore proceed, in the name of the Lord, to or-
dain such of them as have not been ordained to the
same degree before, and to set all of them apart,
each in his own office, to the work of the ministry
among you, and in your behalf.

Then addressing the Candidates, he shall say:

Brethren : As it is a great honor to bear office in
the Lord's house, so is it at the same time also a high
and solemn trust, which no one should take upon him
rashly or lightly. For no such office, is of merely
human origin or authority. There are diversities
of gifts, and differences of administrations, in the
Church; but all proceed from the same Lord, through
the power of one and the same Spirit. Men may
be chosen and called to their particular ministry
by the voice of their fellow-men ; but their minis-
try itself comes to them, not from earth, but from
heaven; not from the people they serve, but from God.
Its rights and powers, its duties and responsibilities, all
flow from that jurisdiction of Christ in His Church,
which is the fruit of His glorious resurrection, and
which is to be regarded as a new order of life and
power in the world, extending with real unbroken
succession, from the day of Pentecost onward contin-
ually to the end of time. You may see thus how
much is comprehended in your present ordination
and induction into office ; and how needful it is that
you should magnify your ministry, and make high
account of its duties, as a service to be fulfilled unto
God, and not simply unto men.

OF ELDERS AND DEACONS. 233

Elders are appointed to assist and support the
Ministers of the word in the general government of
the Church. They form, with the Minister, in each
particular ecclesiastical charge, a council in common
for the spiritual supervision of the flock which is
committed to their care. They are bound to take
part, accordingly, in the work of the Ministry, so far
as it has to do with this pastoral oversight and rule.
They are to be the advisers and counsellors of the
Minister in his episcopal trust; they are to be to him
as hands and eyes, acting with him and for him, and
representing his presence throughout the congregation.
It is their province to go before the flock in the way
of Christian example, to watch over it in the Lord,
to take an active interest in its spiritual welfare, to
feel a responsibility for its condition, to be at hand in
all circumstances with spiritual aid for its necessities
and wants. It belongs to them, in virtue of their
office, to visit the sick and the afflicted, to instruct
the ignorant, to admonish such as are out of the way,
to warn the unruly, to command and rebuke with
authority in Christ's name. To them, moreover, in
conjunction with the Pastor, belongs the whole dis-
cipline of the Church, its power of the keys, as
exercised both in the form of censure and in the
form of absolution.

The office of Deacons has regard especially -to the
wants of the poor. To them it belongs, accordingly, to
help the Pastor, and to supply his place, in those church
ministrations which are directed immediately towards
the more outward needs of the general household of
faith. On them falls the honorable charge of looking

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after the desolate and poor, and of seeing that the
charities of the Church are applied with proper effect
to their weekly and daily wants. In this service,
at the same time, they must not lose sight of *he true
spiritual character of their office ; which, however it
may be thus occupied with outward and temporal
things, remains always a proper branch of the Chris-
tian Ministry, the last scope and purpose of which
in all things can only be the eternal salvation of men
in the world to come. Hence it is that so much
stress is laid, in the New Testament, on the character
and life of those who are called to take part in this
work. They must be men of honest report, full of
the Holy Ghost and wisdom, who may be able, both
by word and example, to help forward the great pur-
pose of the Gospel, making their ministrations to the
bodily necessities of the poor the occasion and means
of a still better benefit to their souls. St. Paul also,
writing on this subject, in his first Epistle to Timothy,
requires of them expressly virtues and merits of like
sort with those which are needful for the office of the
Ministry in its most exalted character.

And now, brethren, having well considered the
nature and design of these sacred offices, to the use
of which you have been called respectively by the
voice of this Congregation, do you accept the call as
coining to you from God, and are you willing to
undertake the work and service it sets before you, in
the name and for the glory of our common Lord and
Master Jesus Christ ?

Ans, Yes.

OF ELDERS AND DEACONS. 235

Do you receive the Holy Scriptures as being the
inspired Avoid of God ? Do you consent to the ancient
and primitive symbol commonly called the Apostles'
Creed, as being a true expression of the foundation
articles of the Christian Faith? And do you own the
doctrines of the Heidelberg Catechism, as flowing
from the Bible in the sense of the same Creed ?

A us, I do.

Do you promise to exercise }'our ministry, as Elders
or Deacons, among this people, with faithful diligence
according to what you have now declared to be the
rule and measure of your faith ; showing all proper
regard for the lawful authority of the Church, and
taking heed to your own lives, that you may adorn
the gospel of God our Saviour by a walk and conver-
sation answerable to the place you occupy in Christ's
house ?

Ans. I so promise, trusting in God's help.

Here those who have not been previously ordained to the office in
which they are now called to serve, shall be directed to kneel ; where-
upon the Minister shall proceed to ordain them, laying his right hand
upon each one in succession, and saying:

Take thou authority to execute the office of Elder
[or, Deacon] in the Church of God ; which office I
now solemnly commit unto thee, in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Ann 1 1 .

Then shall they rise : after which the Minister shall go on im-

tull, or clothe with actual charge in the Congregation,

all who are before him for this purpose, both those now ordained, and

any who may have been ordained before, making use of the following

form :

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In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the
authority belonging to me in His Church, I now in-
stall you in the charge and service to which you
have been called by this Congregation ; and may the
blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, rest upon you, abide with you, and strengthen
you in your ministry always with all might through
the Spirit, unto every good word and work. Amen.

Let us pray.

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly
Father, who hast been pleased of Thy great goodness,
to call these Thy servants to office and power in Thy
Church, send down upon them, we beseech Thee, the
Holy Ghost ; by whose most blessed inspiration alone
they can be made able to fulfill the ministry now com-
mitted unto them, and to use rightly therein the gift
of Thy manifold grace. Let every fruit of the Spirit
appear and abound in them, to the ornament of the
gospel and the glory of Thy great name. Make them
wise and faithful, humble, tender, modest, and yet
bold, constant, patient, and persevering in their ap-
pointed work. In all their walk and conversation
may Thy precepts shine forth; that, holding the
testimony of a good conscience, they may abide in
Christ firm and steadfast, and show forth a good ex-
ample unto all Thy flock. So may they purchase to
themselves a good degree and great boldness in the
faith ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

OF ELDERS AND DEACONS. 237

The Congregation shall now join in singing a Doxohgy, after which
the whole service shall be concluded with this Benediction:

The God of peace, who brought again from the
dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of
the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting cov-
enant, make you perfect in every good work to do
His will, working in 3^011 that which is well pleasing
in His sight, through Jesus Christ: to whom be glory
for ever and ever. Amen.

EXCOMMUNICATION AND EESTOEATION.

EXCOMMUNICATION.

[If any member give offence to the Church by open sin, he shall
first be admonished by the Minister, or an Elder privately; and after-
wards, if he does not amend, in the presence of one or more witnesses.
The admonition may be repeated, according to the nature of the case.
If this discipline fail of its end, the offender is to be suspended, or sepa-
rated from the use of the sacraments, and the prayers of the Congrega-
tion requested on his behalf. Should he still persist in his errors and
sins the proper steps shall be taken for his excommunication.

If, however, the offence be one of more than ordinary heinousness,
the offender may be excommunicated, after due examination of the
case, without previous admonition and suspension.]

The time having been announced beforehand, and the people exhort-
ed to intercede with God, if by any means the offender may be brought
to true repentance, the solemn act of Excommunication shall take place,
in presence of the assembled congregation, as follows. The Minister,
standing at the altar in company with the Elders, shall say:

Dearly Beloved in the Lord. : We have on sev-
eral occasions made known to you, that N. N., a mem-
ber of this church, has been leading an immoral and
ungodly life [or, has been holding and teaching false
doctrine — or, has been holding and teaching false doc-
trine and leading an immoral and ungodly life], and
has thus by his sin given great offence to the Church
of Christ, to the end that by your prayers to Ccd on
his behalf, he might be brought to repentance, and so
be freed from the bonds of the Devil. According to

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the command of our Lord, we have kindly told him
his fault, both alone and in the presence of one or two
witnesses; we have warned him of the end of his

heinous offences against God and the Church, and ad-
monished him to repent. But it is with deep sorrow
of heart we announce to you, that thus far we have
ived no evidence of true repentance and refor-
mation of life. On the contrary, he has hardened his
heart, and daily increases his guilt by continuing in
stubborness and disobedience.

Wherefore, in order that this corrupt member may
not endanger the whole body, and that the name of
God be not blasphemed among us through him, we
are now in duty bound, by the command of our Lord,
to proceed to the use of the last remedy, and cut him
off from the communion of the Church.

We, therefore, the Minister and Elders of this
church, assembled in the name and by the authority
of our Lord Jesus Christ, do hereby announce to you
all that N. N.j because he will not forsake his sin, is
excommunicated from the Church of God ; he is sep-
arated and cut off from the communion of saints, and
from the use of the Sacraments, so long as he con-
tinues impenitent.

Moreover, we admonish you, dearly beloved, that
you hold no fellowship with this person, so that he
may be led to a deep sense of his fall and separation
from the Church of Christ. We beseech you, how-
ever, not to treat him as an enemy; but admonish
him and pray for him, that he may be brought to re-
pentance, and restored to the communion of the
Church. Remember also that ye yourselves are be-

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set by temptation ; and let the fall of this man be an
example unto you, and a warning of your danger.

Ye have seen how lie began to depart from the
ways of truth and righteousness, and by degrees fell
away more and more into error and sin, until Satan
led him captive at his will. Observe, therefore, how
cunning the great adversary of souls is, in leading
men to destruction. The Devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. Where-
fore, let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest
he fall. Be sober; watch and pray, lest ye enter into
temptation. Let every one be truly sorrowful for
his sins, that God may not humble us again by the fall
of any other member of this church. Beloved bre-
thren, let your fellowship be with the Father, and with
His Son Jesus Christ; and be ye steadfast, unmovable,
always abounding in the work of the Lord.

Let us pray.

0 Righteous God, most merciful Father, we be-
wail our sins before Thy most high Majesty, and con-
fess that we have deserved the sorrow and pain which
we have felt in the separation of a member from Thy
Church. For Christ's sake, be Thou gracious unto
us ; forgive our iniquities, over which we mourn ; and
work in our hearts a godly sorrow for sin, that we
may fear the judgments which Thou dost send upon
the stiff-necked and rebellious. And as Thou hast no
pleasure in the death of the sinner, but wilt have all
men to be converted and live ; and as the door of Thy
Church is always open to those who return to Thee
with true penitence; we pray, 0 most merciful Father,

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for grace to walk before Thee in all holiness, and with
humility and love to admonish Mm, upon whom this
judgment has now come, that through Thy good Spirit,
he may be brought to repentance, and restored to Thy
favor. May we soon have cause to rejoice over Mm
for whom we now have sorrow of heart, that Thy
name may be praised, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

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RESTORATION.

When an exco amunicated person asks to be restored to the com-
munion of the Church, the Minister and Elders shall make diligent in-
quiry into his state of mind and manner of life; and if he give sufficient
evidence of being truly penitent, the Minister shall make the following
announcement to the Congregation, at least one week before the time
appointed for his restoration.

Beloved in the Lord : It is my privilege to an-
nounce to you to-day, that N. N., who was cut off
from our communion, has, by this remedy, as also by
good admonitions and your Christian prayers, come
so far, that, being ashamed of his sins, he now desires
to be restored to the fellowship of the Church.

We have made diligent inquiry into his spiritual
state and manner of life, and have good reason to be-
lieve that he has forsaken his wickedness, and turns
to the Lord with a broken and a contrite heart. Since
then, we are in duty bound, by the command of God,
to receive such persons with joy, and yet it is necessary
to proceed herein according to good order, we do
hereby make known to you that we propose, on [Here

the Minister shall name the time,] to loose him from the

bond of excommunication, and restore him to the
fellowship of the Church ; except any one of you may
know any just cause why this ought not to be done ;

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in which case it will be your duty to give us notice
thereof in due time. Meanwhile, let every one thank
the Lord for the mercy shown to this erring brother,
and beseech Him to perfect His work in him to his
eternal salvation. Amen.

At the appointed time, if no impediment be alleged, the Penitent
coming forward, Bhall kneel before the altar, and the Minister, standing
iu company with the Elders, shall say to the Congregation :

Beloved Brethren : We have, on a previous oc-
casion, informed }*ou of the repentance of N. N., who
was cut off from our communion, in order, that with
your knowledge and approval, he might be restored
to the fellowship of the Church. And inasmuch as
no one has, in the meantime, brought any charge
against him, we now proceed to his formal and sol-
emn restoration.

Our Lord Jesus Christ declares that whatsoever
His ministers shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in
heaven ; whereby He gives us to understand that,
when any person is excommunicated from the Church,
he is not at once cut off thereby from all hope of
being saved, but may again be loosed from the bonds
of condemnation. And as God declares in His word,
that He has no pleasure in the death of the wicked,
but that the wicked turn from his way and live, the
Church always hopes for the conversion of her back-
slidden children, and keeps her bosom open for those
who truly repent. Accordingly, the holy Apostle
Paul commands that the Corinthian offender, who by
his direction had been cut off from the Church,
should be again received and comforted, lest perhaps

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such a one might be swallowed up with overmuch
sorrow.

Our Lord teaches us also, that such absolution,
being pronounced according to the word of God, is by
Him accounted sure and firm : for Christ saith,
Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto
them. Wherefore no one, who truly repents, ought
to doubt in the least that he is assuredly received by
God in mercy.

Then, addressing the Penitent, he shall say:

Now, therefore I ask thee, N. N., dost thou declare
with all thy heart, before God and His Church, that
thou art sincerely sorry for the sin and stubbornness
for which thou hast been justly excommunicated,
and dost thou desire to be restored to the communion
of the Church of Christ, and promise henceforth to
live in all godliness, according to the command of
the Lord ?

Ans. I do.

Then the Minister shall further say :

And now, in the name and by the authority of
Christ and His Church, I announce to you the pardon
of your sins ; release you from the bond of excom-
munication ; receive you and restore you to the fel-
lowship of Christ, the communion of saints, and the
use of the holy Sacraments. The God of all grace
who hath had pity upon you, and who hath given
you repentance unto life, confirm you therein unto
the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Here the Penitent shall rise:

Seeing then, beloved brother, that Gocl hath received
you into grace, be careful to watch henceforward
continually, that Satan, the world, and your flesh,
may not cause you to fall again into sin. Bring forth
fruits meet for repentance ; and, as God has forgiven
you much, love Him much, and walk before Him in
newness of life.

And ye, brethren, receive this penitent with joy
and tenderness; praise God for his return, and rejoice
ye with the angels of heaven over this sinner who
comes to-day to repentance ; for he was dead and is
alive again, he was lost and is found. Since God has
forgiven and received him, let no one despise Mm;
look no longer upon him as a stranger, but love him
as a brother, and count him a fellow-citizen with
the saints, and of the household of God. But let
each one also profit by the example of his fall. Put
on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Wherefore, take unto you the whole armor of God,
that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,
and having done all to stand.

Let us return thanks unto the Lord.

0 gracious God, our heavenly Father, we thank
Thee through Jesus Christ Thy Son, that it hath

pleased Thee to grant unto our brother, who is here

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present, repentance unto life, and to give us occasion
to rejoice over Ms conversion. We beseech Thee to
ratify in heaven, that which we have now done in
his behalf on the earth. May he be more and more
assured in his heart of the pardon of his sins, that
thereby he may be comforted and animated for Thy
service. Restore unto him the joy of Thy salvation;
and let Thy free Spirit uphold him, that he may walk
in Thy ways steadfastly all the days of his life. As
he has offended many by his sins, so may he edify
many by his conversion. And grant us all grace, we
beseech Thee, that we may learn from this example
to hold sin in abhorrence, and to fear Thee. Deliver
us in the hour of temptation. Suffer none of us to
draw back, nor to fall into sin, and dishonor Thy
Church ; but help us to hold fast our profession, and
abide faithful unto the end, that we may receive the
crown of life. All which we ask through Jesus Christ
our Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Then the Minister addressing him, shall say :

Depart in peace.

VISITATION AND COMMUNION OF THE SICK.

VISITATION OF THE SICK.

When any one is sick, notice thereof shall be given to the Minister,
or, if any circumstance prevent his attendance, to one of the Elders of
the Church, who, coming to the sick person, shall carefully inquire
into his spiritual state.

[If the sick person be not baptized, he shall be immediately instruct-
ed as to his duty in this respect, and urged to become obedient to the
faith, and enter into covenant with God. To this end the following
Scripture passages shall be read and explained to him: Matt, xxviii.
18-20; Mark xvi. 16; John iii. 5; Acts ii. 38-41 ; Rom. vi. 3-12;
Gal. iii. 27; Col. ii. 12; Titus iii. 5; 1 Peter iii. 21. If the sick person
give evidence of true repentance and faith, the Minister shall baptize
him in the presence of one or more Elders of the Church.]

"When the necessary examination has been made, and the proper
instructions and exhortations have been given, the Minister, or Elder,
shall say:

Dearly Beloved : Be fully persuaded that Al-
mighty God is the Lord of life and of death, and that
all His creatures are so in His hands, that without
His will they cannot so much as move. Wherefore,
know certainly that this is God's visitation, coming
not by chance, but by His fatherly hand. Know
also that He will make whatever afflictions He sends
upon us in this vale of tears, if they be received in

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the right spirit, and used in the right way, turn out
to our advantage : for He is able to do it, being Al-
mighty God, and willing also, being a faithful Father.

That your present afflictions may be sanctified to
you, humble yourself with continual repentance for
all your sins under the mighty hand of God.
Acknowledge His faithfulness and love, and endeavor
to bear your sickness with true Christian patience,
trusting in His mercy through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Resign yourself wholly to His will, while you look
and wait for His salvation, either in your restoration
to health, or in your translation to the joys of heaven.

That you may be further instructed in regard to
God's will concerning you in this your sickness, and re-
ceive such encouragement and consolation as you
need, listen to those things which are written for our
learning, that we, through patience and comfort of
the Scriptures, might have hope.

Here shall be read or repeated some suitable portions of Holy
Scripture. The following are given for direction and help.

Affliction cometli not forth of the dust, neither doth, trouble
spring out of the ground.

Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore
despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: for He
maketh sore, and bindeth up: He woundeth, and His hands
make whole. He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in
seven there shall no evil touch thee. ,

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver ; I have
chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

I will bring them through the fire, and will refine them as
silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried :
they shall call on My name, and I will hear them: I will
say, It is My people : and they shall say, The Lord is my
God.

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Ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you
as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of
the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him: for whom
the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son
whom He receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth
with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father
chasteneth not ? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof
all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Fur-
thermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected
us, and we gave them reverence : shall we not much rather
be in subjection unto the Father of spirits and live? For
they verily for a few days chastened us after their own plea-
sure; but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of
His holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to
be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth.
the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang
down, and the feeble knees.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be re-
vealed in us.

II.

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept
Thy word. Thou art good, and doest good ; teach me Thy
statutes. It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that
I might learn Thy statutes. I know, 0 Lord, that Thy
judgments are right, and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflict-
ed me. Let, I pray Thee, Thy merciful kindness be for my
comfort, according to Thy word unto Thy servant. Let Thy
tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for Thy law
is my delight.

We glory in tribulations also ; knowing that tribulation
worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience,
hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of
God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which
is given unto us.

We are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be con-
demned with the world.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward
man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

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For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, wdrketh
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are
temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

III.

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh
me to lie down in green pastures : He leadeth me beside the
still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the
paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I
walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they
comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the pre-
sence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall fol-
low me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever.

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle
were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not
made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we
groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house
which is from heaven: if so be that being clothed we shall
not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do
groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed,
but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of
life. Now He that hath wrought us for the self-same thing
is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we
are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for
wTe walk by faith, not by sight:) we are confident, 1 say, and
willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present
with the Lord. Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or
absent, we may be accepted of Him.

IV.

For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. What I shall
choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having
a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.

VISITATION OF THE SICK. 2-jl

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my de-
parture is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished
rny course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid
up for me a crown of righteousness, -which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me
only, but unto all them also that love His appearing. And
the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will pre-
serve me unto His heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for
ewr and ever. Amen.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive
me.

0 God, who is like unto Thee ! Thou, which hast showed
me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt
bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

For His anger endureth but a moment; in His favor is
life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the
morning.

For the Lord will not cast off forever: but though He
cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the
multitude of His mercies. For He doth not afflict willingly,
nor grieve the children of men.

For a small moment have I forsaken Thee; but with great
mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face
from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will
I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For
the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but
my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the
covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath
mercy on thee.

Then the Minister, or Elder, shall pray with and for the sick person,
slowly and distinctly rehearsing, in the first place, the Apostles' Creed,
using afterward one or other of the following prayers, as the case may
require, and closing with the Lord's Prayer.

■< A General Prayer for the Sir!.-.

0 Lord God, in whose hand is the soul of every
living thing, and the breath of all mankind ; regard
with tender compassion this Thy servant, whom it

252 VISITATION OF THE SICK.

hath pleased Thee to visit with bodily affliction and
disease. Be graciously near to him in the hour of
his need. Grant unto him, we beseech Thee, true re-
pentance for all his sins, a firm and steady trust in
the merits of Thy Son, Jesus Christ, and grace to be
in perfect charity with all men. Enable him to cast
all his cares on Thee, and to yield himself with child-
like submission to Thy righteous will.

God of all power and grace, bless, we entreat
Thee, the means used for his recovery, rebuke the
violence of disease, and raise him up from his bed of
pain, that being delivered by Thy compassion he may
walk before Thee in newness of life. But if, 0 most
wise and merciful Father, this sickness should be
unto death, grant him, we humbly implore Thee, a
comfortable release from all his sufferings. Let the
arms of Thine everlasting love be around him, and,
when flesh and heart shall fail, be Thou the strength
of his heart and his portion for evermore : through
the mediation and merits of Thy Son, Jesus Christy
our Lord. Amen.

A Prayer for a Sick Person not prepared for Death.

Most merciful Saviour, who, when hanging on the
cross, didst grant repentance and faith to the dying
thief, and hast assured us in Thy holy word, that
Thou desirest not the death of the sinner, but that
whosoever cometh unto Thee Thou wilt in no wise
cast him^out ; look down, Ave beseech Thee, in tender
compassion upon him, who now looks up to Thee
from his bed of suffering and distress. Lamb of God,

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that takesl away the sin of the world, have mercy
upon lit in. Hear his prayer and wash him from his
sins in Tin' most precious blood. Give him strength
against all h ia .temptations and heal the maladies of
his soul. Break not the bruised reed, nor quench
the smoking flax. Shut not up Thy tender mercies
in displeasure; but make him to hear of joy and
gladness, that the bones which Thou hast broken
may rejoice. Deliver him from fear of the Enemy,
and lift up the light of Thy countenance upon him,
and give him peace.

Hear us, merciful Saviour, who, with the Father
and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.

A Prayer for a Sich Child.

0 almighty God and merciful Father, to whom alone
belong the issues of life and death; look down from
heaven, we humbly beseech Thee, with the eyes of
mercy upon this child, now lying upon the bed of
sickness. Visit him, 0 Lord, with Thy salvation,
deliver him in Thy good appointed time from Ms
bodily pain, and save his soul for Thy mercies' sake;
that if it shall be Thy pleasure to prolong his days
here on earth, he may live to Thee, and be an instru-
ment of Thy glory, by serving Thee faithfully, and
doing good in his generation; or else receive him into
those heavenly habitations, where the souls of those
who sleep in the Lord Jesus, enjoy perpetual rest and
felicity. Grant this, 0 Lord, for Thy mercies' sake,
in the name of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who
liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

254 VISITATION OF THE SICK.

Prayer for a Departing Soul.

Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of
just men made perfect, we humbly commend our
departing brother, into Thy hands, as into the hands
of a faithful Creator and most merciful Saviour ; De-
seeching Thee that his soul may be precious in Thy
sight. Wash him, we pray Thee, in the blood of
that immaculate Lamb that was slain to take away
the sins of the world; that whatsoever defilements
he may have contracted in the midst of this miser-
able and wicked world, through the lusts of the flesh
or the wiles of Satan, being purged and done away,
he may be presented pure and without spot before
Thee. Vouchsafe to Mm a quiet passage, and guide
him through the valley of the shadow of death.
Place him in the habitations of light and peace, in
the company of Thy saints and faithful people who
are gone before; and in the resurrection of the just
do Thou make him partaker of the heavenly inheri-
tance; there to reign with Thy holy apostles, with
the goodly company of prophets and martyrs, and
with all Thy saints, in glory and blessedness, for
ever and ever. Amen.

A Litany for tJie Dying.

0 God the Father in heaven; have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us.

0 God the Son, Redeemer of the world; have
mercy upon us.

Have mercy upon us.

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0 God the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; have mercy
upon us.

Have mercy upon as.

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences
of our forefathers. Spare us, good Lord; spare Thy

servant before Thee, whom Thou hast redeemed with
Thy precious blood.
Spare him, good Lord.

From all evil and harm; from the power of sin,
and the snares of the devil; from Thy wrath, and
from everlasting damnation;

Good Lord, deliver him.

By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation; by
Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy cross and
passion; by Thy precious death and burial; by Thy
glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the com-
ing of the Holy Ghost: in the hour of death and in
the day of judgment;

Good Lord, deliver him.

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us.

That it may please Thee to uphold him with Thy
free Spirit; to grant Am true repentance; to forgive
him all his sins; to strengthen and confirm him in
Thy grace; and to beat down Satan under his feet.

We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

0 Son of God, Redeemer of the world;
Hear us.

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0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the
world;
Have mercy upon him.

0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the
world ;

Grant him Thy peace.

0 Lord God, our heavenly Father, who hast no
pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the
wicked turn from his way and live, we heartily be-
seech Thee to regard this sick person with an eye of
compassion; suffer him not to be overwhelmed by
auy pains of body, or any anguish of soul; but grant
unto 1dm in this world Thy pardon and peace, and in
the world to come life everlasting; through the
abounding merits and the glorious mediation of Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

COMMUNION OF THE. SICK.

[If any member of the Church, through sickness or infirmity, be not
able to come to the house of God, and yet is anxious to receive the
Communion, it may be administered to him privately; in which case,
timely notice thereof must be given to the Minister. One other person
at least should commune with the sick ; and one or more of the Elders
ought to be present.

Tlie Sacrament may also be administered to sick persons who have
nor been communicants, provided they have proper views of its nature,
lispositions of heart, and are first baptized and confirmed.]

The elements having been placed upon a decently covered table, the
Minister shall eay:

G race be unto you, and peace from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Dearly Beloved ix the Lord: Forasmuch as in
the providence of God, you, are deprived of the privi-
lege of receiving the Holy Communion in the church,
and your heart nevertheless longs for the enjoyment
of this blessing and grace, be encouraged and com-
forted by the words of tlte Lord Jesus: Where two
or three are gathered together in My name, there am
I in the midst of them.

That you may rot partake unworthily of this holy
Sacrament, consider well, and lay rightly to heart,

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the exhortation and warning of the Apostle Paul:
Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of
that Bread and drink of that Cup. For he that eat-
eth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh
damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Hear also how 'St. John encourages those who are
truly penitent, saying : If we confess our sins, He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness.

And again it is written: If thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy
heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou
shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation.

Then the Minister and all present shall kneel, and repeat the follow-
ing Confession.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who dost ad-
mit Thy people unto such wonderful' commuuion, that
partaking of the Body and Blood of Thy dear Son,
they should dwell in Him, and He in them; we un-
worthy sinners, approaching to Thy presence, and
beholding Thy glory, do abhor ourselves, and repent
in dust and ashes. We have sinned, we have sinned,
we have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought,
in word, and in deed, provoking most justly Thy
wrath and indignation against us. The remembrance
of our transgressions and shortcomings fills us with
sorrow and shame. Yet now, 0 most merciful Father,
have mercy upon us; for the sake of Jesus Christ,

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forgive us all our sins; purify us, by the inspiration
of Thy Holy Spirit, from all inward uncleanness ;
enable us heartily to forgive others, as we beseech
Thee to forgive us; and grant that we may ever here-
after serve and please Thee in newness of life; to the
honor and glory of Thy name, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Then shall the Minister rise, and pronounce to those assembled, still
kneeling, the following Declaration of Pardon.

Hearken now unto the comforting assurance of the
grace of God, promised in the Gospel to all that re-
pent and believe: As I live, saith the Lord God, I
have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that
the wicked turn from his way and live. God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life.

Unto as many of you, therefore, beloved brethren,
as truly repent of your sins, and believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ, with full purpose of new obedience, I
announce and declare, by the authority and in the
name of Christ, that your sins are forgiven in heaven,
according to His promise in the Gospel, through the
perfect merit of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then, all standing, the Minister shall say :

Now join with us, whilst we, as many as are here
present, make confession of our holy catholic faith.

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I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son
our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He de-
scended into hades; the third day he rose from the
dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from
thence He shall come to judge the quick and the
dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of
sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

M. Let us pray.

Our Father who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy
name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Here, if desirable, a hymn or psalm may be sung.

If the elements have already been consecrated in the Church, the
Minister shall proceed thus :

The Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was
betrayed, took bread; and when He had given thanks,

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He brake it, and said, Take, eat, this is My Body
which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of
Me.

After the same manner also, He took the cup, when
He had supped, saying, This cup is the New Testa-
ment in My Blood; this do ye, as oft as ye drink it,
in remembrance of Me.

[If the elements have not been consecrated in the Church, the Min-
ister shall consecrate in manner and form as follows:

The Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was

BETRAYED [here he shall take some of the bread into his hands]
TOOK BREAD; AND WHEN He HAD GIVEN THANKS, He
BRAKE IT [here he shall break the bread] AND SAID, TAKE,

eat; this is My Body, which is broken for you; this

DO IN REMEBERANCE OF Me.

AFTER THE SAME MANNER ALSO [here he shall take the cup
into his hands] He TOOK THE CUP, WHEN He HAD SUPPED,

saying, This cup is the New Testament in My
Blood; Tnis do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remem-
brance of Me.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, send down, we
beseech Thee, the powerful benediction of Thy Holy
Spirit upon these elements of bread and wine, that being
set apart now from a common to a sacred and mysti-
cal use, they may exhibit and represent to us with
true effect the Body and Blood of Thy Son, Jesus
Christ; so that in the use of them we may be made,

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through the power of the Holy Ghost, to partake
really and truly of His blessed life, whereby only we
can be saved from death, and raised to immortality
at the last day. Amen."]

In administering the elements, the Minister shall give first to those
who communicate with the sick, and then to the sick person.

Giving the bread, the Minister shall say:

The bread which we break, is the Communion of
the Body of Christ.

Giving the cup, the Minister shall say:

The cup of blessing which we bless, is the Com-
munion of the Blood of Christ.

When all have communed, the Minister shall say :

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, we give Thee most
hearty thanks for the great goodness Thou hast shown
toward us at this time, in vouchsafing to feed us,
through these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food
of the most precious body and blood of Thy Son, our
Saviour Jesus Christ; assuring us thereby, that we
are very members incorporate in the mystical body
of Thy Son, and heirs through hope of Thine ever-
lasting kingdom, by the merits of His most blessed
death and passion. And we most humbly beseech
Thee, 0 heavenly Father, so to assist us with Thy
grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship,

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and do all such good works as Thou hast prepared
for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to
whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor
and glory, world without end. Amen.

The Minister shall close the service with this Benediction:

The peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and
love of God, and of His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord;
and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and re-
main with you always. Amen.

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THE BURIAL OF MEMBERS OF THE OHORCH.

The Minister, going before the corpse, on entering the church and
passing slowly along the aisle or, if there be no service in the church,
on entering the graveyard, shall solemnly say:

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord;
he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in
Me, shall never die.

None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to
himself; for whether we live, we live unto the Lord,
and whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether
we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's : for to this
end Christ both died and rose, and revived, that He
might be Lord both of the dead and living.

And now is Christ risen from the dead, and become
the first fruits of them that slept.

0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is
thy victory? Thanks be to God, which giveth us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen.

[If the service be not held in the church, the following office as far
as to the rubric directing the funeral to proceed to the grave, shall be
omitted.]

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Thou, the Minister having taken his place at the altar, ami all stand-
ing, the Ninetieth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows:

Minister, Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations.

Congregation, Before the mountains were brought
forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the
world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou
art God.

M. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest,
Return, ye children of men.

C For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as
yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

31. Thou earnest them away as with a flood; they
are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass
which groweth up.

C. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up;
in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

31. For we are consumed by Thine anger, and
by Thy wrath are we troubled.

C. Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our
secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.

31. For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath :
we spend our years as a tale that is told.

C. The days of our years are three score years and
ten; and if by reason of strength they be four score
years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is
soon cut off, and we fly away.

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31. "Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? even
according to Thy fear, so is Thy wrath.

C. So teach ns to number our days, that we may
apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Here the following Lesson (1 Cor. xv. 20-58,) shall be read.

Now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-
fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by
man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam
all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every
man in his own order : Christ the first-fruits ; afterward
they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the
end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God,
even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and
all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath
put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall
be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under
his feet. But when he saith, All things are put under him,
it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things
under him. And when all tilings shall be subdued unto
him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him
that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead,
if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for
the dead?

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by
your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die
daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts
at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let
us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die. Be not deceived:
evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to right-
eousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of
God : I speak this to your shame.

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and

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-with what body do fch Thou fool, that which thou

Bowest is not quickened, except it die: and that which thou
Bowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain,
it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain r but God giveth
it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own
body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind
of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and
another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies
terrestrial : but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory
of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun,
and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars :
for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is
the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is
raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in
glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is
sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is
a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is
written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the
last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was
not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and
afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the
earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As
is the earthy, such arc they also that are earthy: and as is the
heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we
have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh
and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth
corruption inherit incorruption.

Behold, I show you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but
we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an
. at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the
dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mor-
tal must put on immortal i

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption,

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and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be
brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed
up in victory. 0 death, where is thy sting ? 0 grave, where
is thy victory ? The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of
sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the
victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my be-
loved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abound-
ing in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your
labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Then the Minister shall say:

Let us pray.

Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of
those who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom
the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from
the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; we
give Thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all
those Thy servants, who, having finished their course
in faith, do now rest from their labors. And we be-
seech Thee, that we, with all those who are de-
parted in the true faith of Thy holy name, may have
our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and
soul, in Thy eternal and everlasting glory; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 thou ever-blessed Mediator, who wast dead, but
livest forever, of whom the whole family in heaven
and earth is named, and who hast knit all Thy saints
in one communion unto life eternal, in that mystical
body of which Thou art the glorious and ever-living
Head; grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed saints,
who have gone before us, in the faith and fellowship

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of Thy holy Church, that we may come to those un-
speakable joys, which Thou hast prepared for all that
Love Thee, from the foundation of the world. Amen.

0 Holy and ever-blessed Spirit, who art one with
the Father and the Son, and who dwellest in all Thy
saints, to comfort and quicken them; comfort us, we
beseech Thee, in the prospect of death, with the hope
of the resurrection of the just, and abide in us, that
these mortal bodies may be quickened, and fashioned
like unto our Saviour's glorious body, according to
the working whereby lie is able even to subdue all
things unto Himself. Amen.

0 Holy and adorable Trinity, Father, Son, and
Holy Ghost, Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier of our
bodies and souls, we humbly confess our sins, and ac-
knowledge them as the cause of our misery and
death; and that, on account of our sins, Thou art
justly displeased. Yet, through infinite mercy in
Jesus Christ, we implore Thee, blot out our trans-
gressions, wash us from our iniquity, and cleanse us
from our sin. 0 Lord God most holy, 0 Lord most
mighty, 0 holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver
us not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Amen.

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts:
shut not Thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare
us. Lord most holy, 0 God most mighty, 0 holy and
merciful Saviour, Thou most worthy Judge eternal,
sutler us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death,
to fall from Thee. But keep us in everlasting fel

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lowship with the Church triumphant, and let us rest
together in Thy presence from our labors; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Here may follow a short Sermon or Exhortation; after which the
Minister shall say:

Let us pray.

Almighty and most merciful God, the consolation
of the sorrowful, and the support of the weary, who
dost not willingly grieve or afilict the children of
men ; look down in tender love and pity, we beseech
Thee, upon Thy servants, the bereaved household,
whose joy is turned into mourning; and according to
the multitude of Thy mercies be pleased to uphold,
strengthen, and comfort them, that they may not
faint under Thy fatherly chastening, but find in Thee
their strength and refuge; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

After which the funeral shall proceed to the grave.

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At the grave, when the coffin lias been let down, the Minister shall
6ay :

Iii the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.

I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though
after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my
flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself, and
mine eves shall behold, and not another.

I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, con-
cerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not,
even as others which have no hope. For if we be-
lieve that Jesus died and rose- again, even so them
also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, who by the death of Thy Son Jesus
Christ hast destroyed death; by His rest in the tomb
hast sanctified the graves of the saints; and by His
glorious resurrection hast brought life and immortality
to light, so that all who die in Him abide in hope as to
their bodies, and in joy as to their souls; receive, we
beseech Thee, our unfeigned thanks for that victory
over death and the grave which He has obtained for
us and for all who sleep in Him; and keep us who
are still in the body, in Everlasting fellowship with
all that wait for Thee on earth, and with all that are
around Thee in heaven, in union with Him who is
the Resurrection and the Life: who liveth and reign-

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.eth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in
His wise providence, to take out of this world the
soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his
body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust: looking for the general resurrection in
the last day, and the life of the world to come;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord
from henceforth : }~ea, saith the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors; and their works do follow
them.

Let us pray.

31. Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, have mercy upon us.

31> Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, hear us.

31. Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father,
Saviour of the world;
C. Be gracious unto us.

31. By Thy human birth; by Thy prayers and
tears; by all the troubles of Thy life; by the grief
and anguish of Thy soul; by Thine agony and bloody
sweat; by Thy bonds and scourgings; by Thy crown
of thorns; by Thine ignominious crucifixion; by Thy

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sacred wounds and precious blood; by Thine atoning
death; by Thy rest in the grave; by Thy glorious
resurrection and ascension; by Thy sitting at the
right hand of God; by Tlry power to save;
C. Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus.

JI. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of
the world;

C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace.
Amen.

After which the Minister shall close the service with the Apostolic
Benediction.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all. Amen.

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To be used at the grave.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and
full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and
is cut clown; he fleeth also as a shadow, and con-
tinueth not.

Jesus saith, Suffer the little children to come unto
Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom
of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall
not enter therein.

Weep not, saith the Lord, the child is not dead,
but sleepeth. If we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will
God bring with Him.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, who by the death of Thy Son Je-
sus Christ hast destroyed death; by His rest in the
tomb hast sanctified the graves of the saints; and by
His glorious resurrection hast brought life and im-
mortality to light, so that all who die in Him abide
in hope as to their bodies, and in joy as to their
souls; receive, Ave beseech Thee, our unfeigned
thanks for that victory over death and the grave
which He has obtained for us and for all who sleep
in Him; and keep us who are still in the body, in

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everlasting fellowship with all that wait for Thee on
earth, and with all that are around Thee in heaven,
in union with Ilini who is the Resurrection and the
Life: who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the
Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Arm

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in
His wise providence to take out of this world the
soul of this deceased child, Ave therefore commit his
body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes,
dust to dust : looking for the general resurrection in
the last day, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

Let us pray.

JI. Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, have mercy upon us.

JI. Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, hear us.

JI. Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father,
Saviour of the world;
C. Be gracious unto us.

JI. By Thy human birth; by Thy prayers and
tears; by all the troubles of Thy life; by the grief
and anguish of Thy soul; by Thine agony and bloody
sweat; by Thy bonds and scourgings; by Thy crown
of thorns; by Thine ignominious crucifixion; by Thy
sacred wounds and precious blood; by Thine atoning

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death; by Thy rest in the grave; by Thy glorious re-
surrection and ascension; by Thy sitting at the right
hand of God; by Thy power to save;
C. Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus.

M. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of
the world;

C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace.
Amen.

After which the Minister shall close the service with the Apostolic
Benediction.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all. Amen.

A BURIAL SERVICE,

To be used at the grave.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full
of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut
down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the
flower of the grass. In the morning it flourisheth,
and groweth up: in the evening it is cut down and
wJthereth. We are strangers before Thee, and so-
journers, as were all our fathers : our days on earth
are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. For
what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appear-
etli for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

In the midst of life we are in death : of whom may
we seek for succor, but of Thee, 0 Lord, who for our
sins art justly displeased?

Yet. 0 Lord God most holy, 0 Lord most mighty,
0 holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into
the bitter pains of eternal death.

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts : shut
not Thy merciful ears to our prayers; but spare us,
Lord most holy. 0 God most mighty, 0 holy and
merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal,
Buffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death
to fall from Thee.

The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the
graves shall hear His voice, and come forth. Until
that day of the glorious revelation of the great God
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and our Saviour, we commit this body to the ground:
earth to earth; ashes to ashes; dust to dust. Amen.

Let us pray.

31. Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, have mercy upon us.

31. Lord, have mercy upon us.
C. Christ, hear us.

31. Lord God, the Son, in the bosom of the Father,
Saviour of the world ;
C. Be gracious unto us.

31. By Thy human birth; by Thy prayers and
tears; by all the troubles of Thy life; by the grief
and anguish of Thy soul; by Thine agony and bloody
sweat; by Thy bonds and scourging*; by Thy crown
of thorns; by Thine ignominious crucifixion; by Thy
sacred wounds and precious blood; by Thine atoning
death; by Thy rest in the grave; by Thy glorious re-
surrection and ascension; by Thy sitting at the right
hand of God; by Thy power to save;

C. Hear us, and save us, Lord Jesus.

31. 0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of
the world;

C. Have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace.
Amen.

The Minister shall close the service with the Apostolic Benediction.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all. Amen,

A SERVICE TO BE USED AT SEA.

The service shall begin with the singing of a Hymn; after which all
shall kneel, and repeat the following Confession.

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly
Father, we cast ourselves down before Thee, under
a deep sense of our unworthiness and guilt. We
have grievously sinned against Thee, in thought, in
word, and in deed. We have come short of Thy
glory. We have broken Thy commandments, and
turned aside everyone of us from the way of life;
and in us there is no soundness nor health. Yet
now, 0 most merciful Father, hear us when we call
upon Thee with penitent hearts; and for the sake of
Thy Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Par-
don our sins, and grant us Thy peace. Take away
our guilt. Purify us, by the inspiration of Thy Holy
Spirit, from all inward uncleanness; and make us
able and willing to serve Thee in newness of life, to
the glory of Thy holy name, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Then a Lesson, taken from the "Order of Scripture Readings for the
Family," shall be read.

All standing up, shall now join in repeating the Apostles' Creed.

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I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into
hades; the third clay He rose from the dead; He as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall
come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church ; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness
of sins ; the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen.

After which the following prayers shall be used.

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, Thine
unworthy servants, do give Thee most humble and
hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kind-
ness to us, and to all men. We praise Thee for our
creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this
life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the
redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we beseech Thee, give us such due sense of all
Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfergnedly
thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives; by giving up
ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee
in holiness and righteousness all our days; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the

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Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without
end. Amen.

A Morning Prayer.

0 Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and ever-
Lasting God. who hast safely brought us to the begin-
ning of this day: defend us in the same with thy
mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no
sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all
our doings, being ordered by Thy governance, may
be righteous in Thy sight ; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

An Evening Prayer.
Almighty and everlasting God, be pleased to watch
over us this night, and to spread the wings of Thy
protection about us. Lighten our darkness, and by
Thy great mercy deliver us from all perils and dan-
gers, from every adverse working of the devil, from
idle thoughts and wicked imaginations. Bring us,
we beseech Thee, in safety to the morning hours,
that thou mayest receive our praise at all times;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 most powerful Lord God, King of kings, and
Lord of lords, who alone ordainest the powers that
be; take under Thy most gracious government and
guidance, we beseech Thee, Thy servants, the Pre-
sident of the United States, our Legislators and
Judges, and all others in authority; and so enrich
them with heavenly wisdom and grace, that they
may attain Thine everlasting favor, and we lead

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quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and ho-
nesty; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

0 Eternal Lord God, who alone spreadest out the
heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea, and hast
compressed the waters with bounds, until day and
night come to an end : be pleased to receive into Thine
Almighty and most gracious protection the persons
of us Thy servants, and the ship [or fleet] in which
we serve. Preserve us from the dangers of the deep,
and from the violence of enemies; [that we may be a
safeguard unto our country, and a security for such
as do business in the mighty waters;] that in due
season we may return to our homes with a thankful
remembrance of our mercies; and that finally, having
passed the sea of this troublous life, we may enter
the haven of eternal rest, through Him, who is our
only refuge and Saviour, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Here any other prayers may be introduced.

Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this
time, with one accord to make our common supplica-
tions unto Thee, and dost promise that where two or
three are gathered together in Thy name, Thou wilt
grant their requests; fulfil now, 0 Lord, the desires
and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expe-
dient for them, granting us in this world knowledge
of Thy truth, and in the world to come life everlast-
ing. Amen.

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rPRAYEES AND THANKSGIVINGS FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS AT SEA.

On commencing a Voyage.

0 most powerful Lord God, who didst carry the
hosts of Israel through the sea, singing the praise of
Thy name; let Thy grace, going before and attend-
ing on our voyage, find for us a pathway upon the
waters, and be to us our solace in setting sail; our
guiding star on the way; our wand of peace among
tempests; the shield of our defence against enemies;
our harbor in shipwreck, and the anchor of our hope;
that so we may come at length to the desired haven,
both in this life and in the life immortal; through
Jesus Christ oui Lord. Amen.

During Storms at Sea.

0 most glorious and gracious Lord God, who dwell-
est in heaven, but beholdest all things below; look
down, we beseech Thee, and hear us, calling out of
the depth of misery, and out of the jaws of this
death, which is ready now to swallow us up: save,
Lord, or we perish. The living, the living shall
praise Thee. 0 send Thy word of command to re-
buke the raging winds and the roaring sea; that we,

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being delivered from this distress, may live to serve
Thee, and glorify Thy name all the days of our life;
through the infinite merits of our blessed Saviour,
Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

In Time of War.

0 Almighty God, Supreme Pailer and Governor
of all things, who art a strong; tower of defence to
them that fear Thee, and whose power no creature
is able to resist : unto Thee do we make our humble
cry in this the hour of our country's need. To Thee
it belongeth justly to punish sinners, and to be mer-
ciful to those who repent. Save and deliver us, we
humbly beseech Thee, from the hands of our ene-
mies; abate their pride, assuage their malice, and
confound their devices; that we, being armed with
Thy defence, may be preserved evermore from all
perils, to glorify Thee, who art the only Giver of all
victory; through the merits of Thy Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

Before a Fight at Sea.
0 most powerful and glorious Lord God, the Lord
of hosts, that rulest and commandest all things:
Thou sittest on the throne, judging right, and there-
fore we make our address to Thy divine Majesty in
this our necessity, that thou wouldest take the cause
into Thine own hand, and judge between us and our
enemies. Stir up Thy strength, 0 Lord, and come
and help us: ihr Thou givest not ahvay the battle to
the strong, but canst save by many or by few. 0
let not our sins now cry against us for vengeance;

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but hear us, Thy poor servants, begging mercy, and
imploring Thy help, and that Thou wouldest be a
defence unto us against the face of the enemy.
Make it appear that Thou art our Saviour and
mighty Deliverer; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

A Thanksgiving for a Safe Voyage.

Most gracious Lord, whose menyy is over all Thy
works; we praise Thy holy name, that Thou hast
been pleased to conduct us in safety through the
perils of the great deep, and to bring us to the end
of our journey in peace. May we be duly sensible
of Th}^ merciful providence toward us, and ever ex-
press our thankfulness by a holy trust in Thee, and
obedience to Thy laws; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

A Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Storms.

0 most merciful and mighty God, who at Thy
pleasure raisest the winds and waves of the sea,
or commandest them back to peace : we, Thy poor
creatures, spared by Thy mercy to praise Thee, do
give Thee unfeigned thanks, for that Thou heardest
our cry when we were at the brink of death, and
had given up all for lost, and didst not suffer us to
sink in the devouring waters. And we here offer
ourselves, our bodies and our souls, which Thou hast
redeemed, to be a living sacrifice unto Thee of praise
and thanksgiving, all the days of our lives; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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A Thanksgiving for Victory.

0 Almighty God, the Sovereign Commander of all
the world, in wlio.se hands is power and might which
none is able to withstand: we bless and magnify Thy
great and glorious name for the happy victory where-
with Thou hast crowned our arms, and the whole
glory whereof we do ascribe unto Thee, the only
Giver of victory. And, we beseech Thee, give us
grace to improve this great mercy to Thy glory, the
honor of our country, and, as much as in us lieth, to
the good of all mankind: through Christ Jesus our
Lord, to whom with Thee and the Holy Spirit, as
for all Thy mercies, so in particular for this, be all
glory and honor, world without end. Amen.

BUEIAL OF THE DEAD AT SEA.

The Office for the Burial of the Dead may be used, except that the
following words shall be said on committing the body to the sea.

Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in
His wise providence, to take out of this world the
soul of His deceased servant, we therefore commit his
body to the deep; looking for the general resurrec-
tion through our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose second
coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the
earth and the sea shall give up their dead, according
to the mighty working whereby He is able to subdue
all things unto Himself.

A Prayer after Burial at Sea.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in Thy
perfect wisdom and mercy hast ended for Thy ser-
vant departed the voyage of this troublous life;
grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who are still . to
continue our course, amidst earthly dangers, tempta-
tions and troubles, may evermore be protected by
Thy mercy, and finally come to the haven of eternal
salvation ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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PUBLIC EECEPTION OF IMMIGKANTS.

As early as convenient after the arrival of Christian brethren from
a foreign land, they shall come into the Church, on the occasion of a
public service, or at any other time appointed for that purpose, to ren-
der t hanksgiving to God* for His goodness in bringing them safely through
the dangers of the sea, and that they may be publicly commended to
the Christian fellowship and sympathies of the Congregation. Either
at the beginning or the close of the regular service, at the discretion of
the Minister, the newly-arrived brethren shall be invited to come for-
ward and stand before the altar. Then the Minister shall announce to
the Congregation their names, and at his discretion read such creden-
tials as they may have brought from their fatherland, and give any in-
formation he may possess concerning their previous life and Christian
character. Whereupon, the Congregation standing, a part of the One
Hundred and Seventh Psalm shail be chanted, or said, as follows:

Minister. 0 that men would praise the Lord for
His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the chil-
dren of men !

Congregation. And let them sacrifice the sacri-
fices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with re-
joicing.

31. They that go down to the sea in ships, that
do business in great waters; these see the works of
the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.

C. For He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy
wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

M. They mount up to the heaven, they go down

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again to the depths: their soul is melted oecause of
trouble.

C. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken
man, and are at their wit's end.

31. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble,
and He bringeth them out of their distresses.

C. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves
thereof are still.

31. Then are they glad because they be quiet ;
C. So He bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31. 0 that men would praise the Lord for His
goodness, and for His wonderful works to the chil-
dren of men !

C. Let them exalt Him also in the congregation
of the people, and praise Him in the assembly of the
elders.

Then the Minister, addressing the Congregation, shall say:

Dearly Beloved : Here, in the presence of the
Lord, you behold Christian brethren, whom God in
His merciful providence has preserved amid the perils
of the great deep, and brought safely hither from a
foreign land. Though strangers in the liesh, they
are brethren in the spirit, fellow-citizens with the
saints, and of tlie household of God, having obtained
like precious faith with us, through the righteousness
of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

As in the glorified Church in heaven, there are found
before the throne praising God of all nations, and kin-
dreds, and people, and tongues ; so also in the Church

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on earth, there is no difference between one nation
and another, but Christ is all, and in all. For as the
body is one, and hath many members, and all the
members of that one body, being many, are one body,
so also is Christ. For by one spirit are we all bap-
tized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles;
and have all been made to drink into one spirit. As
St. Paul commended Phebe to the church at Rome,
so we commend these brethren to you; and entreat,
that ye receive them in the Lord, as becometh saints,
and that ye assist them in whatsoever business they
have need of you. Be not forgetful to entertain stran-
gers; for thereby some have entertained angels un-
awares.

Then the minister, addressing the Brethren at the altar, shall say:

Dearly Beloved : Though you are no more in your
earthly fatherland, you are still -ki the land of your
Heavenly Father. All lands and all nations are His;
and He is as nigh to you here, as He was in the land
whence ye came. He will still be faithful to you: be
ye also faithful to Him. Give unto the Lord thanks-
giving, and pay your vows unto the Most High. Trust
in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the
land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself
also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires
of thine heart. And it shall come to pass, if thou
shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord
thy God, to observe and to do all His commandments,
that the Lord thy God will set thee on high, and all
the blessings which He has promised shall come upon

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thee, and overtake thee, and all the people shall see
that ye are called by the name of the Lord.

Then shall the Minister say:

Let us pray.

0 Lord, the God of all nations, and kindreds and
people, who art no respecter of persons, but rich in
mercy towards all who call upon Thee, and hast united
all Thy children through Jesus Christ, in one house-
hold of faith, and one communion of hope and love;
we humbly commend to Thee these brethren, which
have come to us from a far country, through Thy
mighty hand and stretched-out arm; giving Thee most
hearty thanks that Thou hast so mercifully protected
them in their journey, amid perils by sea and land.
Be pleased, 0 Lord, to give them friends and homes
in this land of their choice and adoption. Bless them
in basket and in store; but above all, bestow upon
them freely and constantly, the richer blessings of Thy
grace, that they may live in Thy fear and favor, and
at last reach in safety the better country, even the
eternal fatherland of the saints in heaven: through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world with-
out end. Amen.

Then the Minister shall bless them, saying:

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee*

The Lord make His face shine upon thee, and be
gracious unto thee:

The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and
give thee peace. Amen.

LAYING OF A CORNER STONE.

The people being assembled at the place where the church is to be
built, the Minister, standing near the corner stone, shall say:

Dearly Beloved Brethren : It is meet and right
that, in all our doings, we should beseech Almighty
God for His most gracious direction and help; but,
especially, as we are now assembled to begin a house,
which is to be set apart for His honor and service ;
for the worship of His holy name, the preaching of
His holy Gospel, and the administration of His holy
Sacraments. Let us therefore devoutly look up to
Him for assistance, protection and blessing.

Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, who art always
more ready to hear than we are to pray, and art
wont to give more than either we desire or deserve;
grant us, we beseech Thee, the fulness of Thy mercy.
Prosper and bless the work which we have under-
taken, that it may serve to promote Thy praise, and
the honor of Thy kingdom; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen.

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Then the Ninety-Sixth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows:

Minister, 0 sing unto the Lord a new song: sing
unto the Lord, all the earth.

Congregation, Sing unto the Lord, bless His
name ; show forth His salvation from day to day.

31. Declare His glory among the heathen, His
wonders among all people.

C, For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised ;
He is to be feared above all gods.

31. For all the gods of the nations are idols; but
the Lord made the heavens.

C, Honor and majesty are before Him : strength
and beauty are in His sanctuary.

31, Give unto the Lord, 0 ye kindreds of the peo-
ple, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

C, Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His
name : bring an offering, and come into His courts.

31. 0 worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness :
fear before Him, all the earth.

C. Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth;
the world also shall be established that it shall not
be moved : He shall judge the people righteously.

31. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be
glad ; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.

C. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein :

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then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the
Lord.

M. For He cometh, for He cometh to judge the
earth :

C. He shall judge the world with righteousness,
and the people with His truth.

Here, the inscription of the corner-stone being read, the Minister
shall proceed to put into it the several articles which it is to contain,
naming them as he does so one by one; after which, the stone being
laid in its place, the service shall proceed thus:

M, Our help is in the name of the Lord;
C. Who made heaven and earth.

M. Except the Lord build the house;
C. They labor in vain that build it.

Placing his hand upon the stone, the Minister shall then say:

I here lay the corner-stone of a house, to be

erected under the name of Church, and to

be devoted to the worship of Almighty God. In the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Minister Bay :

Let us now unite in confessing our holy Catholic
faith.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ His only-begotten Son our
Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; Buffered under Pontius Pilate,

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was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into
hades; the third day He rose from the dead; He as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall
come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness
of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen.

Then shall he say :

Let us pray :

Blessed be Thy name, 0 Lord, that it hath
pleased Thee to put it into the hearts of Thy ser-
vants to commence the erection of a house, in which
Thy Name is to be worshipped, the glad tidings of
salvation proclaimed, and Thy holy Sacraments ad-
ministered. Prosper Thou us, 0 Lord, in this our
undertaking. Keep and preserve by Thy provi-
dence unto the end the work, which is now begun in
Tlry fear. Excite the skill and animate the industry
of the workmen. Shield them from all accidents
and dangers. And grant unto them, and all of us
here present, the influences of Thy divine Spirit, so
that we may become in soul and body living temples
of the Holy Ghost, and be prepared for that eternal
city which hath foundations, whose builder and
maker is God. All which we ask through the abun-
dant merits of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

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Here an address may be delivered. After which, a collection being
male, the service shall be concluded with a Hymn and the Apostolic
£e/icdic(ion.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with you all. Amen.

CONSECRATION OF A CHURCH.

The Minister, having taken his place at the altar, shall say:

Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Then shall this Canticle be chanted, or said, as follows :

Minister. Arise, 0 Lord, into Thy rest; Thou,
and the ark of Thy strength.

Congregation. Let Thy priests be clothed with
righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy.

31. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness: enter into His
gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with
praise.

C. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or
who shall stand in His holy place ?

31. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart;
who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor
sworn deceitfully.

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C lie shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Jf, Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates; and be ye lift
up. ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall
come in.

C. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong
and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

31, Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates; even lift them
up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall
come in.

C. Who is this King of glory ? The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory.

Then shall the Minister say:

Let us pray.

0 eternal God, mighty in power, and of majesty
incomprehensible, whom the heaven of heavens can-
not contain, much less the walls of temples made with
hands, to Thee alone be praise and adoration, from
all the hosts of heaven and all who dwell upon the
earth. With joy and gratitude we are now assembled
in this house, built to the honor of Thy great name.
Send down upon us, we beseech Thee, Thy Holy
Spirit, that we may lift up holy hands to Thee, and
worship Thee with pure hearts. 0 God, who art
from everlasting to everlasting, hear us for the sake
of Thy dear Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Here the Scr'wture Lesson, 1 Kings VIII, shall be read.

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After this the Eighty-fourth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows:

M. How amiable are Thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of
hosts !

C. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the
courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out
for the living God

31. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and
the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay
her young, even Thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my
King, and my God.

C Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house : they
will be still praising Thee.

M. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee,
in whose heart are the ways of them.

C. Who passing through the valley of Baca make
it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.

M. They go from strength to strength, every one
of them in Zion appeareth before God.

C. 0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear,
0 God of Jacob.

M. Behold, 0 God our shield, and look upon the
face of Thine anointed.

C. For a day in Thy courts is better than a thou-
sand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house ot
my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

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Jf. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the
Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He
withhold from them that walk uprightly.

C 0 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth
in Thee.

Then the Minister shall say :

Dearly Beloved in the Lord: God, our heavenly
Father, in all ages of the Church, has approved the
acts of devout and holy men, who, moved either by
His express command, or by the secret inspiration of
His Spirit, have erected sanctuaries for His worship,
and separated them from common use, that they
might be sacred places, wholly consecrated to Himself.
Animated by the pious example of those that have
gone before us, sustained by the grace of God, and
directed by His Spirit, we have built this house to the
honor of His great name ; and we are now together
before God, that we may, by a solemn act of worship,
devote it to its intended use.

Blessed be the Lord our God, who hath with His
hand fulfilled the desires of our hearts, enabling us to
build this house, where His name may be recorded,
and His praise be made honorable, from generation to
generation. Amen.

Here, the Congregation rising, the Minister shall say:

Let us now unite in confessing our holy catholic
faith.

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth:

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And in Jesus Christ His only begotten Son our
Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born
of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into
hades; the third clay He rose from the dead; He as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come
to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic
Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness ot
sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
lasting. Amen.

The Minister shall then say:

The Congregation who are here assembled, having
erected this house for the worship of God, we now set
it apart from all common and secular use, and, under
the name of , do

hereby consecrate it to the worship of the Triune God,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Let us pray.

0 Lord our God, there is no God beside Thee.
Thou alone art worthy to receive adoration and praise;
for Thou art holy, and all nations shall come to Avor-
ship before Thee, when they learn the joy of Thy
salvation. We praise Thee, most merciful Father,
for the foundation of Thy Church on earth; for Thy
sacred oracles; for the ministry of Thy word; and for
Thy holy sacraments. We give Thee thanks, that,
by Thy providence, this house has been erected for

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the worship of Thy name. Accept, we beseech Thee,
the work of our hands. Let this house be the house
of God. Here let Thy presence dwell and Thy glory
lie revealed. When Thy holy word is read and
preached in this place, and the holy sacraments are
administered, send down upon the congregation the
dews of Thy heavenly grace. When Thy people
bring to Thee their thanksgiving for the gifts of Thy
providence, accept their offering and bless them, that
their joy may be full. And when, in seasons of ca-
lamity and distress, they humble themselves before
Thee, and implore Thy mercy, hear Thou in heaven,
and pity them; forgive their sins wherein they may
have transgressed against Thee, and deliver them;
or else comfort and support them under their trials,
and sanctify unto them their affliction, that it may
bring forth in them the fruits of salvation and peace.
Hear us, we beseech. Thee, 0 God of all grace,
Father of all light, and Fountain of all good. Let our
prayer come up before Thee, and be acceptable,
through the merit of Jesus Christ; and do unto us
according to Thy great mercy and love. And unto
Thee, the King eternal, immortal, and invisible; who
alone art mighty, wise, and good; who dwellest in
light which no man can approach unto and live ; unto
Thee be all glory, through Jesus Christ, in heaven
and on earth, forever and ever. Amen.

Then shall the Gloria in Excelsis be chanted or said.

Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good
will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee,

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.we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks
to Thee for Thy great glory, 0 Lord God, heavenly
King, God the Father Almighty.

0 Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 0
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that
takes t away the sin of the world, have mercy upon
us. Thou that takest away the sin of- the world,
have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin
of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at
the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord;
Thou only, 0 Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most
high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then the Minister, having taken his place in the pulpit, shall deliver
the Sermon; after which the service shall proceed as in the regular ser-
vice for the Lord's Day.

CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND.

The people being assembled on the ground, the Minister shall say:

Iii the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Let us pray.

0 Tiiotj ever blessed Mediator, who wast dead, but
livest forever, of whom the whole family in heaven
and earth is named, and who hast knit all Thy saints
in one communion unto life eternal, in that mystical
body of which Thou art the glorious and ever-living
Head; grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed saints,
who have gone before us, in the faith and fellowship
of Thy holy Church, that we may come to those un-
speakable joys, which Thou hast prepared for all that
love Thee, from the foundation of the world. Amen.

The Minister shall now read the following Lessons.

The First Lesson, {Gen. xxiii.)
And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years
old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah
died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Ca-
ll 2G* 305

306 CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND.

naan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep
for her. And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and
spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a
sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place
with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. And
the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in
the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall
withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury
thy dead. And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to
■ the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. And
he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I
should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat
for me to Ephron the- son of Zohar, that he may give me the
cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his
field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me
for a possession of a burying place amongst you. And Eph-
ron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hit-
tite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of
Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave
that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of
my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. And Abraham
bowed down himself before the people of the land. And he
spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land,
saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear .me: I will
give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury
my dead there. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying
unto him, My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four
hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee?
bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto
Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which
he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hun-
dred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
And the field of Ephron, which wTas in Machpelah, which was
before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and
all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the bor-
ders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a pos-
session in the presence of the children of Heth, before all
that went in at the gate of his city. And after this, Abra-
ham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Mach-
pelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Ca-

CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 307

naan. And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made
sure unto Abraham for a burying place by the sons of Hcth.

The Second Lesson, (1 Cor. xv., 12-2G.)
Now if Christ bo preached that he rose from the dead, how
Bay some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ
nor risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching
vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found
false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that
he raised up Christ; whom he raised not up, if so be that
the dea 1 rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ raised: and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain ;
ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen
) in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have
h >pe in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now
is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of
them that slept.

For since by man came death, by man came also the re-
surrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in
Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own
order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ's
at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have
delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father ; when
he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his
feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Then the Ninetieth Psalm shall be chanted, or said, as follows:

minister. Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-
place in all generations.

Congregation. Before the mountains were brought
forth, or ever Thou hadst formed the earth and the
world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art
God.

31. Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest,
Return, ye children of men.

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C. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as
yesterday when it is passed, and as a watch in the
night.

31. Thou earnest them away as with a flood; they
are as a sleep; in the morning they are like grass
which groweth up.

C. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ;
in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.

31. For we are consumed by Thine anger, and by
Thy wrath are we troubled.

C. Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our
secret sins in the light of Thy countenance.

31. For all our days are passed away in Thy wrath ;
we spend our years as a tale that is told.

C. The days of our years are three score years
and ten; and if by reason of strength they be four-
score years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow;
for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

3f. Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? even
according to Thy fear, so is Thy wrath.

C. So teach us to number our days, that we may
apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Then the Minister shall say:

Dearly Beloved: The Holy Scriptures in divers
places teach us to honor our bodies. God the Father
has created them fearfully and wonderfully, and
joined their destiny with that of our spirits. God
the Son has honored them, by taking upon Him the

CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 609

form and fashion of a man in His glorious incarna-
tion, so that His people are flesh of His flesh and
hone of His bones. God the Holy Ghost honors them
by dwelling in them as His temples. We are, more-
over, assured that He who raised up Christ from the
dead shall also quicken our mortal bodies by His
Spirit that dwelleth in us; and we are encouraged to
look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who
shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned
like unto His glorious body according to the working
whereby lie is able even to subdue all things unto
Himself.

With the whole Church of all ages, we believe in
the resurrection of the body. I am the Resurrection
and the Life, saith the Lord: he that belie veth in
Me. though he were dead, yet shall he live. Behold,
saith the Apostle, I show you a mystery; we shall
not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a mo-
ment, in the twinklir% of an eye, at the last trump;
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For
this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this
mortal must put on immortality.

Such being the honor bestowed upon the bodies of
the saints, and such the promises graciously delivered
unto us concerning them, it is most meet and right
that the bodies of the departed which rest in hope
should also rest in honor and peace.

We are taught that the holy patriarch Abraham,
the father of the faithful, when he was about to bury
his dead out of his sight, bought a burying place, even
the field of Machpelah. There he buried Sarah his

310 CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND.

wife : there he himself was buried : there they buried
Isaac his son, and Rebecca his wife: and there after-
wards they buried Jacob and Leah. We read, also,
that Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, who
waited for the kingdom of God, laid the precious
body of Jesus in his own new tomb, which he had
hewn out in the rock, and guarded it against desecra-
tion by rolling a great stone to the door, and setting
a seal upon it.

Imitating this example of holy men, and led by the
devout and tender spirit of the Church in all ages, we
do now separate this ground from all common and

secular use, and consecrate it under the name of

, as a place of bu-

rial and repose for the bodies of the dead, until the
resurrection of the last day. In the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Let us pray

. Almighty God, who by the death of Thy dear Son
Jesus Christ hast destroyed death; by His rest in the
tomb hast sanctified the graves of the saints; and by
His glorious resurrection hast brought life and immor-
tality to light, so that all who die in Him abide in
hope as to their bodies, and in joy as to their souls:
receive, Ave beseech Thee, our unfeigned thanks for
that victory over death and the grave which He has
obtained for us and for all who sleep in Him; and
keep us who are still in the body, in everlasting fel-
lowship with all that wait for Thee on earth, and
with all that are around Thee in heaven, in union

CONSECRATION OF A BURIAL GROUND. 311

with Him who is the Resurrection and the Life; who
liveth and reigneth Avith Thee and the Holy .Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. Amen.

On; Father who art in heaven, Hallowed he Thy
name. TI13' kingdom come. Thy will he done in
earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
1 tread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But de-
liver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

After which the Minister shall close the service with this Benedic-
tion :

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of
God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with
you all. Amen.

ORDER OF SCRIPTURE READINGS

THE FAMILY.

FIRST WEEK IN ADVENT.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday.
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Genesis i., ii.
iii., i

SECOND LESSON.

Proverbs viii; John i. 1-14.
Genesis ii. 4-25.
Matthew xix. 1-12.
Ephesians v. 22-33.
1 Corinthians vii.
Genesis iii.

" viii. 15 to ix. 17.

SECOND WEEK IN ADVENT.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday...,

FIRST LESSON.

Genesis xii

" xiii

" xiv

" xv., xvi

" xvii., xviii.

" xxi. 1-21...

" xxii. 1-19..

SECOND LESSON.

Acts xvii. 7 5-34.
Genesis xv. •
Deuteronomy r.
Exodus xii.
Deuteronomy xxvii.
Romans vii.
Leviticus xvi.

THIRD WEEK IN ADVENT.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday.
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Genesis xxiv., xxv. 1-11...
" xxv. 19-34, xxvi..

" xxvii., xxviii

" xxix. 1-35

" xxx. 25-43, xxxi.,
" xxxii., xxxiii

" XXXV

SECOND LESSON.

Isaiah xl. ; John v.

1 Peter i. 3-12.

2 Samuel vii.
Joel iii.
Jeremiah xxiii.

" xxxi.
Isii'ah Iii. 18, liii.

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FOURTH WEEK IN ADVENT.

Sunday

Moli. lay

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday ....

FIRST LESSON.

Genesis xxxvii

'•' xxxix.. xl

" xli., xlii

" xliii., xliv....

" xlv., xlvi

" xlvii., xlviii.

" xlix. 1

SECOND LESSON.

John iii. 23-36; Lke i. 26-56.
Isaiah xlii.

" xlix.

" It.

'•' lviii.

« lx.
Christmas Eve :

Is. xi. 1-10.

CHRISTMAS WEEK.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday.
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Exodus i., ii

v., vi. 1-13

vi. 28, vii., viii.

ix., x., xi

xii., xiii

xiv., xv. 1-21...

SECOND LESSON.

Christmas Day, ) tt u

{

x.2-7.
Hebrews i.
Psalm ii.

Day after

Christmas. \ " ex.

Sunday after j Romans v.

Christmas. j Col. i.

f Isaiah xli.
For the remain- ..

j e\ xlix.

ing days of ' Qm_ .

the year. 1 1 Cor_ ^

{ 1-6.
Last Day of the Year, Psalm xc. or ciii.

NEW TEAR'S WEEK.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Exodus xv. 22, xvi., xvii.
" xviii., xix., xx...

SECOND LESSON.

New Year's

v Year's f 1 Pet.ii. 12
Day, 1 Luke ii. 22-

19.
22-40.

xxi., xxii., xxiii For the Week ( Philip, ii. 1-11.

xxiv., xxv., xxvi... Days from 1 Pet. iv. 12-19.
xxvii., xxviii.. xxix. New Year to i Ephes. iii.
xxx., xxxi., xxxii... Epiphany Psalm xxiv.,
xxxiii., xxxiv Sunday, xcviii., cxlv.

EPIPHANY WEEK.

FIRST LESSON.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday ....

Numbers i., ii., iii

" iv., v., vi

" x., xi., xii., xiii

" xiv., xv., xvi., xvii.

" xx., xxi

" xxii., xxiii., xxiv...,

" xxxi., xxxii ,

SECOND LESSON.

Luke ii. 40-52 ; John i. 29-34.
John i. 38-51.

" vi. 1-25.

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AN ORDER OF SCRIPTURE READINGS

FIRST WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday..

Friday

Saturday...

FIRST LESSON.

Deuteronomy i., ii., iii...
" iv., v., vi.

Vll., Till., 1

x., xi., xii.,
xiii., xiv., :
xvi., xvii..,
xviii., xix.

SECOND LESSON.

John vi. 26-71.
vii.

viii. 1-20.
viii. 21-50.
ix.

x. 1-21.
x. 22-42.

SECOND WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday ...

FIRST LESSON.

Deuteronomy xxvii

" xxviii

" xxix., xxx....

" xxxi

" xxxii

" xxxiii

" xxxiv

SECOND LESSON.

Mark i. 1-20.
" i. 21-45.

iii. 1-19.
iii. 20-35.

v. vi. 1-16.

THIRD WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday ...

FIRST LESSON.

Joshua i., ii, iii

iv-, V

vi., vii

viii., ix

x., xi., xii..
xiii., xiv...
xxiii., xxiv.

SECOND LESSON.

Mark vi. 7-29.

" vi. 30-56.

" vii. 1-23.

" vii. 24-37.

" viii.

" ix.

" x. 1-31.

FOURTH WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

Sunday ,

Monday

Tuesday....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday ..

FIRST LESSO.N.

Judges i., ii., iii

" iv., v

" vi., vii., viii

" ix., x., xi

" xiii., xiv., xv., xvi

Ruth i., ii

" iii., iv

SECOND LESSON.

Matthew iii.

" iv. 1-22.

iv. 23 ; v. 1-12.
v. 13-32.
v. 33-48.

FIFTH WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

Sunday ,

Monday ....
Tuesday

Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

1 Samuel i., ii

" iii., iv

" v., vi

" vii., viii ...

" ix., x.. xi.

" xii., xiii..

" xiv.. xv...

SECOND LESSON.

Matthew viii. 1-17.
viii. 17-34.

xii.
xiii.

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SIXTII WEEK AFTER EPIPHANY.

San lay

Monday

. ty ....
Wedi

Thursday ...
Friday

nasi

'• iii.. iv., v

" vi., vii., viii

'• ix.. x

•• xii

x Li:.. xiv

SECOXD LESSOH.

Matthe

(T xiv.

XV.

XVI.

XVll.

xvm.

XIX.

xx. 1-16.

SEPTTJAGESIMA WEEK.

Bnnday

Tuesday

Wednesday ..
Thursday ....

Friday

Saturday

first LESSOR.

Job xv

" xvi

" xvii

" xviii

" xix

" xx

" xxi

SECOXD LESSOX.

Luke iii.

IV.
V.

vi. 1-19.
vi. 20-49.

vii.
viii.

SEXAGESIMA WEEK.

Sunday

Monday

:V ....

Thursday ...
Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSOX.

SECOXD LES

Luke ix. 1-36.

" ix. 37-62.

" xi. 1-36.

" xii. 13-59.

" xiii. 1-21.

1-12.

QUIXQUAGESLMA WEEK.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wbds

Thursday ....

Friday

Saturdav

FIRST LESSON.

Job xxxii., xxxiii

" xxxiv., xxxv

" xxxvi., xxxvii...

"' xxxviii

" xxxix

" xl., xii

" xlii

SECOXD LESSOX.

Luke xiii. 22-35.

" xiv.

« xv.

" xvi.

" xvii. 1-19.

" xvii. 20-37.

" xviii. 1-30.

FIRST WEEK IX LEXT.

Sunday

Monday

Thursday....

Friday..'

Saturday

FIRST LESSOX.

1 Samuel xvi., xvii., xviii...

" xix., xx

" xxi., xxii

" xxiii., xxiv

" xxv.. xxvi., xxvii.

" xxviii., xxix

" xxx.. xxxi

SECOXD LESSOX.

John xii. 20-37; Luke xviii. 31 —
Luke xix.29— xx.1-18. [xix.1-28

" xx. 9 — xxi. 1-4.

" xxi. 5-35.

" xxii. 1-30.

" xxii. 31-71.

" xxiii.

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SECOND WEEK IN LENT.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
AVednesday ,
Thursday ...

Friday ,

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

2 Samuel i., ii

" iii

" iv., v

" vi., vii., viii.

" ix., x., xi....

" xii

" xiii., xiv

SECOND LESSON.

Mark x. 32-52.

xn.

xiii.

xiv. 1-54.

xiv. 55 — xv. 1-15.

xv. 16-47.

THIRD WEEK IN LENT.

Sunday

Monday ....

Tuesday

Wednesday .
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

2 Samuel xv

" xvi., xvii..

" xviii

" xix., xx....

" xxi., xxii..

" xxiii

" xxiv

SECOND LESSON.

Matthew xx. 17-33.
" xxi.
" xxii.
" xxiii.
" xxiv. 1-31.
" xxiv. 32-51.

" XXV.

FOURTH WEEK IN LENT.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
Wednesday ,
Thursday ..,

Friday ,

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

1 Kings i., ii

" iii., iv

" v., vi

" vii

" viii

" ix., x ,

SECOND LESSON.

Matthew xxvi. 1-13.

" xxvi. 14-35.

" xxvi. 36-56.

" xxvi. 57 — xxvi

" xxvii. 3-31.

" xxvii. 32-50.

" xxvii. 51-66.

.1-2.

FIFTH WEEK IN LENT.

Sunday

Monday ....

Tuesday

Wednesday .
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

1 Kings xii., xiii., xiv.

" xv., xvi

" xvii., xviii

" xix., xx

" xxi., xxii

2 Kings i., ii-, -iii

SECOND LESSON.

John xi.
xii.

xiii. 1-30.
xiii. 31 — xiv.
xv.
xvi.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
Wednesday .
Thursday ..,

Friday ,

Saturday

HOLY WEEK.

FIRST LESSON.

2 Kings v., vi

" vii., viii. 1-15

" viii. 16 — ix., x

" xi., xii

" xiii., xiv

" xv

" xvi., xvii

SECOND LESSOJf.

Lamentations.
Hebrews viii.

" ix.

" x.

John vi.

Luke xxiii. 32-49.
Hebrews iv.

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EASTER WEEK.

Sundav

Monday ....

.IV ....

Weds

Thur-

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

SECOND LESSON.

Matthew xxviii.; John xx. 1-18.
Luke xxiv. 1-12; 2 Cor. xiii.
Acts ii. 22-47.
1 Corinthians xv.
Romans vi.

" viii.
1 Corinthians iii.

FIRST WEEK AFTER EASTER.

Sundav

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

Amos
it

tt
tt
tt
it

FIRST LESSON.

SECOND LESSOX.

John

111.
iv.

vi. 1-40.
vi. 41-71.

SECOND WEEK AFTER EASTER.

Sunday

Monday ....
lay ....
Wedi
Thursday..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Hosea i., ii., iii

" iv., v

" vi., vii

" viii., ix

" x., xi

" xii

" xiii., xiv

SECOND LESSON.

John

vii.

viii.

30.

Till.

-59.

IX.

XI.

xii.

THIRD WEEK AFTER EASTER.

Sunday

Monday ....

lay ....

>sday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Zechariah ix., x ,

" xi

Micah i., ii., iii

" iv.. v

" vi

" vii

Nahum

SECOND LESSON.

John xiii., xiv.

" xv.

" xvi., xvii.

" xviii.

" xix.

" xx.

" xxi.

Sunday ..
Monday

Wedm

FOURTH WEEK AFTER EASTER.

SECOND LESSOK.

2 Kings xviii

" xix

2 Chronicles xxix

" xxx

Thursday 2 Kings xx., xxi

Friday j 2 Chron. xxxiii: 2Eing8 xxii.,

Saturday 2 Kings xxiv., xxv....[xxiii.

IT*

Hebrews i., ii.

in., iv.
v., vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.

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Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

ASCENSION WEEK.

FIRST LESSON.

Zephaniah i

" ii

" iii

Habakkuk i

" ii. 1-4

" ii. 5-20,

SECOND LESSON.

Hebrews xi.

" xii.

" xiii.
John xiv.

Colossians ii. — Ejjhesians iv.
John xv.
" xvi.

THE WEEK BEFORE WHITSUNTIDE.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Zechariah xii...
" xiii.

" xiv.

Obadiah

Psalm Ixxvi....
" cxviii...
" cxlv

SECOND LESSON.

1 John i.

" ii.

" iii.

" iv.

" v.
Joel iii.
John xvii.

AVHITSUNTIDE.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Isaiah vi

vii., viii. 1-8.

SECOND LESSON.

Exodus xix. — Gal. iii., iv.1-7
Galatians v. — 1 Corinth, xii.
Romans xii.

1 Corinthians xiii.
Romans vi. 19 — vii.

" viii.

2 Corinthians v.

Sunday

Monday ....

Tuesday ....

Wednesday
Thursday ..
Friday ......

Saturday....

TRINITY WEEK.

FIRST LESSON.

Isaiah viii. 0 — ix. 1-8

" ix. 9— x. 1-4

" xiv. 24 — xv., xvi....

" xvii., xviii

" xix., xx

" xxii ,

" xxiii

SECOND LESSON.

Acts i., ii.

Vll.

viii.

FIRST WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Wednesday ....

FIRST

Isaiah xxiv.,
" xxvi.
" xxvii
" xxvii

LESSON.

SECOND LESSON.

1 Peter i., ii. 1-10; Acta ix

1 Peter ii. 11— iii. 1-17.
" iii. 18— iv. 1-16.
" iv. 17— v.

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Sunday

M. iii. lav ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..
Friday

Bator day....

SECOND WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIKST LESSON.

Isaiah xxxii..

xxxiii.

" xxxiv.

" xxxv...

" x. 5 — s

xxxvm., xxxix.

SECOND LESSON.

James i.; 2 Peter i. 1-11
2 Peter i. 12, ii., iii.
James ii.

Jude.

THIRD WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday

Thursday ..
Friday

Saturday....

FIUST LESSON.

Jeremiah i

" ii

" iii

" iv.

" v

" vi

" xxii. 1-23.

SECOND LESSON.

Acts xiii. 1-12.
" xiii. 13-52.
" xiv.

" XV.

" xvi.

" xvii. 1-14.

" xvii. 15 — xviii. 11.

FOURTn WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

Fir
Jeremiah

ST LESSON.

SECOND LI

1 Thessalonians

a
a
a

2 Thessalonians

SSON.

ii. 1 16.

i., ii. 1 12

ii. 13, iii.

FIFTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....

Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Jeremiah xiv

XV....

' xvi...
xvii. .
xviii.
xix...
xx....

SECOND LESSON.

Galatians i. 1-10.

Acts xviii. 12, xix. 1-10.

Galatians i. 11, ii. 1-14.

" ii. 15, iii. 1-14.

" iii. 15.

" iv.

" v., vi.

Sunday ,

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

SIXTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON.

Jeremiah xiv., xlvi.
" xlvii

xlviii

xlix

x.xv

xxvi

xxxv., xxxvi.

SECOND LESSON.

1 Corinthians i.

iii., iv. 1-4.
iv. 5, v. 1-8
v. 9, vi.
vii.
viii., ix.

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SEVENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday .
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

Jeremiah xxii., xxiii.

" xxiv

" xxix

" xxi ,

" xxvii

" xxviii

L,H

SECOND LESSON.

1 Corinthians x., to xi. 1.

" xi. 2.

" xii. 1-30.

" xii. 31, xiii.

" xiv.

" xv. 1-34.

" xv. 35, xvi.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday ,
Thursday ...

Friday ,

Saturday

EIGHTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON.

Jeremiah xxxii. .
" xxxiii.

xxxiv...
xxxvii..
xxxviii.
xxxix. .,
xl., xii..

Acts xix. 11, xx. 1.
2 Corinthians i. 1-22.
" i. 23, ii.

iv. 7 tov. 10.
v. 11, vi., to vii.
vii. 2. [1.

Sunday ,

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday ,
Thursday ..,

Friday ,

Saturday....,

NINTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON.

Jeremiah xlii

" xliii

" xliv

" xxx., xxxi.

Lamentations i., ii

" iii

" iv., v...

2 Corinthians viii.
" ix.

Acts xx. 1-3.

xi.

xii. 1-18.

xii. 19, xiii.

Sunday

Monday ....

Tuesday

Wednesday .
Thursday ..,

Friday

Saturday

TENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON.

kiel i.

IT.

IX.

VI.. VI 1

viii
x., xi. .
xii

Romans i. 1-17.
" i. 18-31.

v. 1-11.

v. 12-21.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
Wednesday .
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday

ELEVENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON.

Ezekicl xiii., xiv

" xv.., xvi

" xvii., xviii., xix.

" XX

" xxi ,

" xxii

" xxiii

SECOND LESSON.

Romans vi.
" vii.

viii. 1-15.
viii. 1G-39.
ix. 1-13.
ix. 14-33.

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FIRST 1

COND LESSC

Romans

xi.

Monday

XXV

xii.

xxvi., xxvn.

xxviii.

Xlll.

Wednesday ....

XIV.

tt
it
it

a
a

xv. 1-13.

xv. 14-33.

xvi.

Sunday

My n Jay ....
Tuesday ....
Wednesday

Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

THIRTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

ION. SECOND LESSON.

Ezekiel xxxiii.
" xxxiv.

xxxv

xxxviii.
xxxix. .
xxxvi. .
xxxvii..

iCtS

XX.

xxi.

XXll.,

xxni

XXIV.,

xxvi.

XXV.

xxvn.
xxviii

FOURTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday .
Thursday ...

Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

Isaiah xiii., xiv. .

" xxi. 1-10.

" xl

" xli

" xlii

" xliii

" xliv

SECOND LESSON.

Ephesians i. 1-14.

" i. 15, ii. 1-10.

" ii. 11, iii.

" iv. 1-17.

" iv. 18.

" v., vi. 1-9.

" vi. 10.

FIFTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday .. ..
Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday ......

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Isaiah xiv., xlvi

" xlvii

" xlviii

" xlix. 9-13

" xlix. 14— 1.3..

" 1.4

" li., Iii. 1-12. .

SECOND LESSON.

Colossians i.

" ii., iii. 1—4.

" iii. 5, iv.

Philemon.
Philippians i. 1-26.

" i. 27, ii.

" iii., iv.

Sunday

Monday ....

lay ....

M-sday
Thin

Friday

Saturday....

SIXTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON.

Isaiah Iii. 13, liii.

liv

" lv

" hi. 1-8

" hi. 9. lvii.

" lviii

" lix

SECOND LESSON.

1 Timothy i.

iii. 1-13.
iii. 14 to iv. 10.
iv. lltov. 16.
v. 17.

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday ..
Thursday ....,

Friday

Saturday ,

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday . ..
Thursday .....

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday ...

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

W< dnesday ...

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday ..
Thursday.....

Friday

Saturday

SEVENTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

ION. SECOND LESSON.

Isaiah lx

lxi

" lxii., ixiii. 1-6.
" Ixiii. 7, lxiv

Ixv

" Ixvi

Psalm cxxxvii

Titus i.

" ii.

" iii.
2 Timothy i.

EIGHTEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON.

Ezra i., ii. 64—70., iii., iv.1-5.

" iv. i'4, v., vi

Haggai i., ii

Zechariah i., ii

" iii., iv

" v., vi

" . vii., viii

SECOND LESSON.

Hebrews i.
ii.

iii., iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.

NINETEENTH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON.

Ezra iv. 6-23, vii., viii

" ix., x. 1-17

Nehemiah L, ii., iii

" iv., v., vi

" vii. 1-5, 70-73, viii

" ix., x., xi. 1-20...

" xii. 27, xiii

THE FOURTH WEEK BEFORE ADVENT.

SECOND LESSON.

Hebrews

ix. 1-14

ix. 1 5.

x. 1-18.

x. 19.

xi.

Xll.

Xlll.

FIRST LESSON.

Malachi i., ii. 1-16....

" ii. 17, iii., iv.

Daniel i.. ii

" iii.. iv

" v., vi

" vii., viii., ix...

" x., xi., xii

SECOND LESSON.

John xxi. 1-23.
1 John i., ii.

2 John.

3 John.

THE THIRD WEEK BEFORE ADVENT.

FIRST LESSON.

Psalm xc, iii., iv

" vii., xi

" xx.. xxi., xxiii.. xxvii

" xviii

" xxiv.. xcvi

" li., xxxii

" ii.. xl., lxxii

SECOND LESSON.

Revelation i.

iv., v., vi.
vii., viii., ix. 1-12.
ix. 13, x., xi.
xii., xiii.

FOR THE FAMILY.

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Sunday

Monday

Tuesday ....
Wednesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Fsalm lxxvi., sciv

fix

" fxl..cxli..fxlii..fxliii...

" fi., f x

" txx..fxxi..c-xxii.,fxxiii
" Xfi.. xcii., xciii.. XGV...
" xcvii., xcviii., xcix., c...

SECOND LESSON.

Revelation

xiv. 1-13.

xiv. 14.

xv.

«<

xvi. 1-8.

xvi. 9.

xvii.

xviii.

THE WEEK BEFORE ADVENT.

Sunday

Monday ....
Tuesday ....
We Inesday
Thursday ..

Friday

Saturday....

FIRST LESSON.

Psalm Ixxxv.. lxxxvi.. lxxxvii
" exxxvii., exxxviii.,

" cii., cv [exxxix.

" cvi

" exxiv.. exxv.. exxvi

" exxvii., exxviii., exxix.

" exxx., exxxi., exxxii.,

[exxxiii.

SECOND LESSON.

Revelation xix. 1-10.

xix. 11, xx. 1-3.
xx. 4.
xxi. 1-8.
xxi. 9, xxii.

Psalm xcvi.
" cxlv.

When more than 23 weeks after Trinity Week occur in any year, the Lessons for
the four weeks here given may be employed. The Second Lessons can be taken
from the arrangements for the weeks after Epiphany, which have not been used.

TWENTIETH WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday ..
Thursday ....

Friday

Saturday

FIRST LESSON.

Proverbs L, ii

" iii

" iv

" v., vi. 1-19.
" vi. 20, vii...
" viii

SECOND LESSON.

TWENTY-FIRST WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

Sunday

Mod lay

Tuesday

-day ..
Thursday ....
Friday

Saturday ,

FIRST LESSON.

Proverbs x., xi

xii., xiii.

xiv., xv

xvi., xvii

xviii., xix

xx., xxi. .xxii. 1-10
xxii.!7,xxiii.,xxiv

SECOND LESSO».

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TWENTY-SECOND WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESSON. SECOND LESSON.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday .......

Wednesday ...

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Proverbs xxv., xxvi

" xxvii

" xxviii., xxix

" xxx., xxxi

Song of Solomon i., ii., iii

" " iv., v

" " vi., vii., viii.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

AVednesday .,
Thursday ....

Friday

Saturday

TWENTY-TIIIRD WEEK AFTER TRINITY.

FIRST LESS SECOND LESSON.

Ecclesiastes i., ii

" iii., iv., v., vi. 1-9.

" vi. 10, vii., viii. 1-15.

" viii.l6,ix.,x.,xi.,xii

Esther i., ii., iii., iv

" v., vi., vii., viii., ix., x.
Psalm ciii

PKAYEES FOR THE FAMILY.

Family worship should be observed daily in every household, when
the following prayers niav be used in connection with the reading of a
portion of Scripture. It is recommended that the Scriptures be read
as directed by the Calendar, or "Order of Scripture readings for the
Famil

On Sundays, after reading the Scriptures, the Family shall rise and
join in Baying the Creed.

Then shall be said, all kneeling, first the Sunday Collect for the
week, next the Prayer for the particular day of the week, and lastly
the Lord's Prayer, in which all shall join audibly.

Sunday Homing.

0 Lord, merciful and gracious Father, we, Thy
children, adojDted in Jesus Christ, gather around the
mercy-seat with humble and childlike trust in Thee.
As Thou makest the outsroinn-s of the mornino; to re-
joice, so do Thou make glad our hearts on this day of
sacred rest. Thou, 0 Lord, art the true and only rest
of the soul, and our hearts cannot rest until they rest
in Thee. Grant us this day, not only the rest of the
body, but also some foretaste of that peace and joy
which shall refresh us, when we, after the labors of
this life, shall awake in Thy likeness, and be num-
bered with Thy saints in glory everlasting.

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0 Thou who hast made Thy Church Thy dwelling-
place, and chosen it as Thy rest forever, and hast
taught us in Thy Avord not to forsake the assembling
of ourselves together; regard in special mercy, we be-
seech Thee, all those who meet to-day in Thy holy
courts. Manifest Thyself unto them as Thou dost
not unto the world. Bless unto them and us all Thine
ordinances; and may our worship in the Church on
earth prepare us more fully for the blessed worship of
the Church in heaven.

0 adorable Saviour, Head of Thy Church, who hast
all power in heaven and in earth, and who dost send
forth Thy servants in Thy name, to publish salvation
and make disciples to Thyself; sustain the Pastors of
Thy flocks at home, and in heathen lands. Give them
the anointing of the Holy Ghost in their ministra-
tions, that they may feed the flock that waiteth
around Thee; comforting the distressed; instructing
the ignorant; warning the careless; confirming the
doubting; suiting and satisfying the wants of all from
the rich treasury of Thy grace.

Be pleased, 0 God of compassion, whose tender
mercies are over all Thy works, to remember this day
all ranks and conditions of men. Succor the needy
and oppressed ; protect and cheer widows and orphans ;
restore the sick; prepare the dying for death; sanc-
tify the merciful chastisements of Thy hand unto all
who are enduring them; and grant that their afflictions
may lead them to the exercise of that godly sorrow
which worketh repentance unto life, and thus bring
unto them, in the life to come, a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory, through the suffering,

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death, resurrection, and powerful intercession of Jesus
Christ our Lord.

Blessed Jesus, who in the days of Thy flesh didst
take little children into Thine arms and bless them,
and who hast taught us that the promise is to us and
to our children, and didst command that the lambs of
the Hock should be fed; do Thou, this day, through
Thy families, and through Thy Church, call the lit-
tle children to Thyself. Cause them to be nurtured
by Thy renewing grace, that out of the mouths of
babes and sucklings Thy name may be glorified.

Hear our prayer, 0 Lord, in heaven, Thy dwelling
place. Glorify Thyself in all that we do and suffer,
and lead us in that way in which we shall best escape
the pollutions that are in the world, and attain at last
to the unspeakable joys of the life to come : and unto
Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, shall
be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Sunday Evening.

0 Lord, our heavenly Father, we acknowledge Thy
great goodness toward us, in granting us another day
of holy rest. We are truly sorry for the errors and
Bins of this day. and of our past lives. "We are grieved
that we have so often forgotten Thy presence, autho-
rity, and goodness. Merciful God, pardon our of-
fena b. Especially, 0 Lord, forgive the iniquity of
our holy tilings. Correct and amend what is amiss
in us. Write Thy laws in our hearts; and enable us

328 PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY.

to show by holy, unblamable, and useful lives, that
we have not enjoyed Thy sabbaths and Thy worship
in vain. Thus prepare us ever more fully for the
worship of the heavenly temple, and for the enjoy-
ment of that eternal Sabbath which knows no setting
sun.

Grant, 0 Lord, that every evening may remind us
of the near approach of the night of death. Let a
deep sense of our frailty make us careful how we live;
and amid all the vanity of this present life, may we be
united by a living faith, and by the power of the eter-
nal Spirit, unto Him who is the Resurrection and
the Life; so that, though we die, we may yet live, be-
cause He lives, and so escape death and the bitter
pains of eternal misery.

Assist us, we beseech Thee, in carrying out the
holy resolutions which we have this day formed, un-
der the gracious movings of Thy word and Spirit.

0 Thou, who hast all power in heaven and in earth,
accompany the preaching of Thy word, and the admi-
nistration of Thy sacraments, with the influences of
Thy Holy Spirit. Continue to us, and to all Chris-
tian churches, the means of grace and salvation ; and
may the saving truths of the Gospel be speedily pub-
lished in every land, that all the ends of the earth
may hear, believe, and live forever.

Evermore keep and preserve us, 0 God of our sal-
vation, in the midst of all dangers to which we are
exposed, either in body or in soul; and prepare us,
with meek cheerfulness and Christian resignation, to
receive our sorrows as well as our joys from Thee;
knowing that health and sielaicss, riches and poverty,

PRATERS FOR THE FAMILY. 329

yea, all things, come not by chance, but by Thy fa-
therly hand.

* ..

0 Thou, to whom the darkness and the light are
both alike, and who dost neither slumber nor sleep,
defend us, we beseech Thee, from all perils and dan-
gers of this night. Keep us as under the shadow of
Thy wings; that being quiet from all fear of evil, we
may be brought in peace to see the light of another
day, invigorated and rightly prepared for its work.

We ask all in the name, and for the sake of Thy
Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

Monday Morning.

0 Lord, our heavenly Father, who by the rest of
Thy holy day, and by the peaceful slumbers of the
night, hast refreshed our bodies and souls, we give
Thee heart)' thanks for Thy great goodness toward
us, and acknowledge Thee as the source of all our
mercies. "We would enter upon this new day, and
upon the duties of the week, in Thy fear, and with a
child-like dependence on Thee.

As Thou hast ordained that we should eat bread in
the sweat of our face, we beseech Thee mercifully to
prosper the work of our hands, and sanctify the fruit
of our labors and cares to our good, to the good ot
others, and to Thy glory. Help us to carry the spirit
of Thy holy day into all the business of the week;
and whilst our bodies and minds are engaged in honest
and useful toil, may our hearts still live and rest in

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330 PRATERS FOR THE FAMILY.

Thee. Save us from the spirit of worldliness. Suffer
us not to seek our portion in this life ; and having
food and raiment, may we be therewith content.

0 Lord God uf our fathers, who dost make and keep
covenant with families, and dost include parents and
children in Thy most gracious promises, bless, we be-
seech Thee, this household dedicated to Thy holy ser-
vice. Continue to provide for all our proper wants;
and turn our hearts daily in gratitude and love to
Thee, that being united in Thy service in this life, we
may together attain to the felicity of the life everlast-
ing, through infinite mercy and grace in Jesus Christ
our Lord.

To Thy care, 0 Lord, we now commend ourselves
for this day. Let Thy fatherly protection be over
us. Preserve our feet from falling, our eyes from
tears and our souls from death; and enable us to
walk before thee in cheerful obedience to the end of
life.

Hear, 0 Lord, ou»r prayer ; and grant us all things
that we need, for this world and for that which is to
come; since we ask in the name of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Monday Evening.

Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and through Him our Father, and the source
of all our mercies, blessed be Thy name for Thy

PRATERS FOR THE FAMILY. 331

grac.ous protection this day. Thy goodness is new
every morning, and Thy Faithfulness every night.
0 that there were such hearts in us that we might
fear Thee, and keep Thy commandments always.

0 Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the
Son, Spirit of promise and Sanctifier of them that
believe, dwell Thou in us as the Spirit of holiness.
Purge our hearts from all evil passions and desires,
from envy, hatred, and malice : that we may never
suller the sun to go down upon our wrath, but may
always seek our rest with a conscience void of of-
fence toward Thee and toward all men.

0 Lord, our heavenly Father, we beseech Thee to
look graciously upon this family. Bless us in body
and soul; in basket and store; in our going out and
coming in, and in all that concerns us. Above all,
bless us with spiritual blessings; with a pure heart
and a sound mind; with contempt of the world, and
a firm trust in Thee; with a grateful sense of Thy
kindness, and a soul full of love; with a knowledge
of Thy will, and a desire to perform it; with the
assistance of Thy Spirit, and a sure and joyful hope
of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

With these prayers in our own behalf, accept, 0
Lord, our hearty intercessions for all mankind. Let
the light of Thy Gospel shine on all nations. Be es-
pecially gracious to the land in which we dwell.
Bless all who are in authority over us. So rule
their hearts, and strengthen their hands, that they
muy want neither will nor power to punish wicked-
ii' bs, and to encourage and support true piety.

0 Lord, we now commit ourselves to Thy watch-

332 PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY.

ful care during the night. Make us to rest in safety,
and to be quiet from fear of evil. Let our thoughts
be serious and devout when we lie down : and when
we awake may we be still with Thee. 0 Thou
Keeper of Israel, who dost neither slumber nor sleep,
be Thou evermore our guardian; and when we lie
down in the grave, be Thou the comfort and strength
of our hearts, and our portion forever; through the
abounding mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Tuesday Morning.

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we acknow-
ledge with grateful hearts Thy goodness, which is re-
newed unto us from day to day. When we lay in
defenceless sleep thy power was beneath us, and Thy
protection around us. While others have spent the
night in sighs and tears, in restlessness and painful
watchings, in sickness and in struggles with death,
Thou hast granted unto us a comfortable and re-
freshing repose. Blessed be Thy name, 0 Lord of
our life, for all Thy goodness and love toward us.

Help us with a believing heart to embrace all the
sufferings and death of Christ, whereby we may ob-
tain the forgiveness of our sins, and become more and
more united to His sacred body by the Holy Ghost,
who dwells both in Christ and in us. Enable us to
crucify the flesh with the affections and lusts thereof,
so that sin may no more have dominion over us:

PRATERS FOR THE FAMILY. 333

and grant us grace to oiler ourselves unto Ilim a
sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise, in body and in
soul, in this life, and to obtain in the world to come
life everlasting.

Defend us, 0 Lord, this day. from all motions of
sin in our own hearts, and from all hurtful influences
from the world and evil spirits. In our greatest
temptations be thou nearest to us by Thy sustaining
and conquering power; and as Thou, blessed Sa-
viour, didst overcome the Tempter hi the wilderness,
so do Thou overcome his wiles in us by thy victori-
OUS grace.

Grant us, 0 Lord, the spirit of cheerful resignation
to Thy good and holy will, that amid all the changes
of this mortal life, we may be patient in adversity,
thankful in prosperity, and for what is future, have
good confidence in our faithful God and Father, that
no creature shall separate us from His love.

Grant us grace, we beseech Thee, to be just and
upright in all our dealings; quiet and peaceable
among our neighbors; full of compassion towards the
needy and afflicted; and ever ready to do good to all
men; that so walking faithfully before Thee all our
days, and being found watching whenever our ap-
pointed time shall come, we may, from a life of
grace, be tr nslated into a life of glory; through the
merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

334 PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY.

Tuesday Evening.

Almighty and most merciful God, our heavenly
Father, who hast brought us in safety to the close of
another day; regard, we beseech Thee, our prayer,
and the prayers of all Thy people, and pardon our
sins, according to Thy loving-kindness and tender
mercy in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Accept, 0 Lord, our evening sacrifice, and pour out
upon us the fulness of Thy grace. Guard and de-
fend us by Thy holy angels; preserve us from all
harm and danger, both of soul and body; and give
us grace, that we may spend this evening and night,
and all the nights and days of our sojourn upon
earth, to Thy honor and glory.

0 Lord Jesus, Thou once crucified, but now ex-
alted Saviour, we bless Thee for Thy humiliation;
for Thine incarnation; for Thy life of patient suffer-
ing; tor Thine agony in the garden; for Thy groans
and prayers on the cross; and for Thine atoning
death. We bless Thee, also, for Thy triumphant
resurrection ; for Thy glorious ascension into heaven ;
and for Thine intercession before the Father, as our
Advocate and Mediator.

Let the same mind be in us, 0 Lord, which was
also in Thee, that we may follow Thee in Thy hu-
mility; bear reproach as meekly as Thou didst bear
it; and forgive our enemies, as Thou forgavest Thy
murderers. When we die, may we die in Thee;
commendino: our souls into the hands of our hea-

PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILY. SoO

venly Father, with the full assurance of being raised
up at the last day in Thine own glorious image.

0 Lord, our gracious Redeemer, we now commit
ourselves into Thy hands. Be with us when we lie
down, and when we rise up; be with us in sickness
and in health; and in the hour of death, forsake us
not, 0 most merciful Saviour, but grant us a calm
and peaceful departure out of this world, and a tri-
umphant entrance into Thy heavenly kingdom. And
all the glory shall be given to Thee, who, with the
Father and the Holy Spirit, art alone worthy of all
praise and glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Wednesday Horning.

0 Thou Shepherd of Israel, who dost neither
slumber nor sleep, under Thy providential care we
have rested securely during another night, for which
we now render Thee our humble and unfeigned
thanks. We have slept and awaked, and lo! Thou
art still with us; and we are yet among the living to
praise Thee. Blessed be Thy holy name forever and
P. Our voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, 0
Lord; in the morning will we direct our prayer unto
Thee, and will look up. Thou hast no pleasure in
wickedness, neither can any evil dwell with Thee;
but thy delight is in all that call upon Thee, and
Thou wilt bless such as are of an humble and a con-
trite heart.

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Grant us grace to begin this day in Thy fear, and
to end it to Thy glory. We are weak; be Thou our
strength. We are ignorant and do easily err; be
Thou our light and our guide. We are prone to
thoughtlessness and vanity; keep us mindful, we en-
oat Thee, of death and of judgment, to the end
tuat we may live soberly, righteously, and godly in
this present evil world.

0 Thou omniscient and holy Lord God, we humbly
confess before Thee our sins and infirmities. Though
Thou didst originally create us good, after Thine own
image, in righteousness and true holiness, yet has our
nature fallen, and we are conceived and born in sin.
Create in us, we beseech Thee, a clean heart, and re-
new a* right spirit within us. Make us by true faith
partakers of Christ and all his benefits ; and grant us
the Holy Ghost that He may comfort and abide with
us forever.

0 Lord, as thou hast called us to serve one another,
and the generation in which we live, give us strength
to go forth to our daily duties with cheerfulness, and
in humble dependence upon Thy help. Prosper our
labors, and let the work of our hands be established
upon us for Thy praise.

Bless this family, and grant us grace to love and
fear Thee. Bless our kindred, friends, and neigh-
bors. Reward all that have done us good; and par-
don those who have done or wished us evil. Be
merciful to all who are in any trouble or affliction;
and do Thou, 0 God of pity and compassion, grant
them help and comfort according to their need, for
the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and

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neth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God,
world without end. Amen.

Wednesday Evening.

Most gracious and merciful God, who art of purer
eyes than to behold iniquity, and hast promised mercy
and forgiveness to all them who confess and forsake
their sins, we come before Thee with an humble sense
of our own unworthiness, acknowledging our manifold
transgressions of Thy righteous law, in thought, in
word, and in deed. We have every day done those
things which Thou hast forbidden, and left tmdone
those things which Thou hast commanded; so that,
when we look upon our past lives, and remember that
Thou knowest our most secret sins, we are afraid of
Thy judgments, and ashamed to lift up our eyes unto
Thee. But, 0 gracious Father, who desirest not the
death of a sinner, look upon us. we beseech Thee, in
Tliv Son Jesus Christ, and, for the merits of His suf-
ferings, be merciful unto us, and grant unto us the
full and free forgiveness of our sins.

May the Spirit of Christ ever rule and live in us,
inspiring our hearts with a sincere love of Thee, 0
God; with an earnest desire to please Thee, and with
a dread of offending Thee. Sanctify us wholly, we
b. seech Thee, that our souls and bodies may be pre-
served blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus
Chri>t.

Help us, Q Lord, to possess our souls in patience

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amidst all the changes of this mortal life. Give us a
cheerful faith, a joyful hope, and a peaceful love.
From gloominess of mind, from repinings, from dejec-
tion of spirit, from distrust of Thy mercies, and from
fear of death, good Lord, deliver us.

We humbly pray for all mankind, especially for
our kindred and friends, that they may receive mer-
cies suitable to their wants. If any are estranged
from Thee, draw them to Thyself by Thy good Spirit
and grace, that as they share in Thy goodness here,
they may partake afso of Thy glory hereafter, through
the great mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bless, 0 Lord, the poor and needy, the sick and
afflicted, the wretched and distressed. Have compas-
sion upon all ranks and conditions of men. Sanctify
the afflictions of Thy hand unto those who endure
them, and in Thine own good time turn their sorrow
into joy.

We beseech The.e, 0 Lord, to continue Thy gracious
protection to us this night. Into Thy hands we com-
mend ourselves, and all things that belong to us. Be
pleased to watch over us, 0 Thou who dost neither
slumber nor sleep. Defend us from danger and mis-
chief, and from the dread and fear of evil : to the end
that we may enjoy such quiet and refreshing sleep as
may fit us for the duties of the coming clay.

0 Lord, make us ever mindful of that time when
we shall lie down in the dust; and grant us grace al-
wa}7s so to live, that we may never be afraid to die;
but that, whether we live we may live unto Thee, and
whether we die we may die unto Thee; that so living

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and dying, we may be Thine, through the merits and
satisfaction of Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thursday Morning,

0 God, our God, early will we seek Thee. Thy
mercies are new unto us every morning, and call for
new expressions of gratitude to Thee, the Giver of all
good. For the rest of the night, for the light of ano-
ther day, and for the comforts which now surround
us. we praise Thee, 0 Lord our God. Help us to feel
more deeply that we owe our life and all its blessings
to Thy fatherly love and care.

We come unto Thee as Thy children. 0 give us
the spirit of adoption whereby we may cry, Abba Fa-
ther; and loving Thee, who hast first loved us, may
have grace to dedicate ourselves anew to Thy blessed
service, in body and in soul.

0 Holy Saviour, who hast redeemed and delivered
us from our sins, renew us also by the Holy Ghost
alter Thine own image: that so we may testify, by
our whole life, our gratitude to Thee for Thy great
love and mercy to us; that every one of us may be
assured in ourselves of our faith, by the fruits thereof;
and that, by godly walk and conversation, we may
win others also unto Christ.

Grant us grace, 0 Lord, to flee from every tempta-
tion that may this day assail us, and to overcome the
power of sin in our hearts. May we rightly acknow-
ledge Thee, the onhy true God; trust in Thee alone;

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with humility and patience expect all good from Thee
only: love, fear, and honor Thee with our whole
heart: so as rather to renounce all creatures than do
the least thing against Thy will.

Bestow upon us, 0 most merciful Father, what is
needful for us, and give us grace not to abuse Thy
favors. Give us, we beseech Thee, contented minds,
and help us to regard with compassion the wants and
sorrows of others.

0 God, our Saviour, who art the hope of all the
ends of the earth, remember, we beseech Thee, the
children of affliction and sorrow. Heal the sick; pro-
vide for the poor; befriend the forsaken; and be a
helper to the helpless.

We now resign ourselves, Almighty Father, into
Thy hands. Let Thy mercy be upon us according as
we hope in Thee. Guide us by Thy counsel while
we live, and afterwards receive us to Thy heavenly
glory, through infinite riches of grace in Christ Jesus
our Lord. Amen.

Thursday Evening.

Most merciful God, from heaven, the habitation of
Thy holiness, look down upon us and accept the con-
fession of our sins, with our evening' sacrifice of thanks-
giving and praise. We acknowledge our un worthi-
ness, and the frailty and perverseness of our corrupt
nature, through which we daily transgress Thy just

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and holy laws. Have mercy upon us, 0 Lord, and
pardon us, for the Bake of Jesus Christ, who is our ad-
vocate with Thee. Wash our souls from the defile-
ments of this day in His most precious blood, that we
may go to our rest, comforted by Thy grace, and
sanctified by Thy Holy Spirit.

Kind and gracious Father, we give Thee unfeigned
thanks, for all Thy mercies bestowed upon us : for our
being; for our powers of mind and body; for health,
friends, food, and raiment; for Thy patience with us,
notwithstanding our many and great provocations; for
the direction, assistance, and comfort of Thy Holy
Spirit ; for Thy continual care and watchful provi-
dence over us, through the whole course of our lives ;
and particularly for the* favors and benefits of the
past day. We beseech Thee, continue these blessings
to us, and enable us to show forth our gratitude for
them, by sincere obedience to Thy holy laws, and en-
tire devotion to Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

0 Lord, take away from us all ignorance, hardness
of heart, and undue carefulness for the things of this
life. Help us as a household to fear Thee, sincerely
to Beek Thy glory, and to put our whole trust in Thy
mercy.

Make us mindful that as we have now come to the
end of another day, so the end of life is at hand; and
as we know neither the day nor the hour of our Mas-
ter's coming, grant us grace so to live, that, when
Thou shalt call us hence, we may not be afraid to die ;
but stand prepared always to meet Thee in peace.

Be pleased to watch over us this night, and spread
the wings of Thy protection around our resting place.

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Preserve us from sin and harm, and from the malice
of the spirits of darkness. Visit us with refreshing
sleep; cause us to rest safely in the arms of Thy love;
and raise us up again in health and peace. Thus
may all our days and nights be spent with Thee in
Thy blessed service, till we awake in Thy likeness
and reign with Thee in everlasting joy; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.

Friday Horning,

Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live,
and move, and have our being, we render thanks unto
Thee, for Thy kind care over us during the night
that is past. Since of Thy great mercy another day
has dawned upon us, we once more consecrate our-
selves in soul and body to Thy service. We re-
nounce the works of darkness : cause us to walk in
the light of Thy countenance. We renounce the
vanities of the world ; help us to seek after the en-
during substance that is laid up with Thee in heaven.
We renounce the sinful lusts of the flesh : enable us
to walk in the Spirit, In these desires and purposes,
do Thou, most merciful God, confirm and strengthen
us by Thine ever present grace.

We humbly confess before Thee, 0 Lord, our guilt,
and beseech Thee to pardon our sins and transgres-
sions. Create in us a clean heart, and renew a right
spirit within us, that we may have power to serve
Thee in righteousness and true holiness all our days.

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Give us, 0 Lord, an abiding sense of the vanity
and shortness of this mortal life. Seeing that the
i of man cometh at an hour when we think not,
may we be always ready ; that so the dread sum-
mons may not come upon us unawares ; but that,
Inning our loins girt about, and our lamps burning,
we may be like those that wait for their Lord.

Accept, 0 Lord, our earnest intercessions for all
mankind. Cause Thy glorious Gospel to be pro-
claimed among all nations. Bless Thy Church, pur-
chased with Thine own most precious blood. Clothe
ln-r ministers with salvation; and may earth's millions
of sinning, sorrowing, and suffering souls, find their
home and their rest in her bosom.

Bless our kindred and friends: those who are in
sin, 0 Lord, convert; strengthen and confirm those
who are in grace. Unite us to one another by mu-
tual love, and to Thyself, by continual piety and
faith, through the merits of Thy blessed Son, our
Saviour.

Be merciful to those who are in any trouble or af-
fliction in mind, body, or outward estate. Eaise up
helpers to such as are in want; and administer grace
and comfort to all, according to their several necessi-
ties, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Friday Ecenhifj.

Eternal and infinitely glorious God, the great
Creator, gracious Preserver, and wise Governor of the
world, we, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, bow

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before Thee at this time to present our prayers and
supplications at the throne of Thy heavenly grace.

Thou, Lord, art never weary in doing us good; but
alas! we acknowledge with shame that we have been
guilty of great ingratitude towards Thee. We have
been unprofitable servants: we have neglected much
of our duty; we have followed too often the inclina-
tions of our corrupt nature; and instead of loving
Thee, and delighting in Thee, we have been too
eagerly and fondly pursuing the things of this world.
Enter not into judgment with us, 0 Lord, whom
Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood.
Let Thy goodness and forbearance lead us to repent-
ance; and of Thy great mercy, 0 Lord, deliver us
not into the bitter pains of eternal death. Spare us,
good Lord, spare Thy servants, and be not angry with
us for ever.

0 Lord, enlighten our understandings, that we may
know Thee; sanctify our affections, that we may love
Thee : and put Thy fear into our hearts, that we may
dread to offend Thee. Convince us thoroughly, we
beseech Thee, of the great evil of sin, that we may
hate it, and endeavor in all things to obey Thy
blessed will, and to walk' before Thee in holiness and
righteousness all our days.

Impress us, 0 Lord, with a lively and abiding
sense of the frailty of our lives, the certainty of judg-
ment, the unspeakable glories of heaven, and the
most dreadful torments of hell ; that Ave may be moved
in good earnest to lay hold of salvation, and never be
so foolish as to prefer the pleasures of sin, which are
but for a season, to that everlasting fulness of joy,
which is in Thy presence for evermore.

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Establish, O Lord, and greatly enlarge, the bor-
ders of Thv Church; and grant that the knowledge
of Thy name, and the consolations of Thy grace, may
soon iill every land and all hearts. Let the wicked-
ness of the wicked come to an end, and do Thou es-
tablish and increase the just.

We humbly commend ourselves this night to Thy
blessing and protection. Give us, 0 Lord, the com-
fortable refreshment of a quiet and undisturbed sleep.
Defend us from evil, and from all fear and dread.
Preserve us especially from the evil of sin, and from
the assaults of our spiritual enemies; and let Thy
goodness and mercy follow us all the days of our life,"
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Saturday Morning,

0 God, by whom the whole world is governed and
preserved, we give Thee humble thanks for Thy
fatherly care over us, in preserving us from the dan-
gers of the night which is past, and in bringing us
s;ilil v to the beginning of another day.

We gratefully acknowledge our dependence on
Thee for the necessities, conveniences, and comforts
of our daily life; for the means of our well-being in
this world; and for the hope of everlasting happiness
in the world to come.

We give Thee thanks for. the gift of Thy Son, our
Saviour; for the gift of Thy Holy Spirit, our Sancti-
on- and Comforter; for the institution of Thy Church,
the mother of us all; for the light of Thy glorious
Gospel, and the helps of Th}- grace ; and for the pre-

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cious promises of pardon, through Thy Son Christ
Jesus, in whose blood we have the atonement.

Give us always, we beseech Thee, such a tender
sense of Thy mercies, that we may be truly thank-
ful for them. Save us from hardness of heart, and
from blindness of mind, that we may never neglect or
abuse Thy grace. Enable us honestly to improve
all the talents which Thou hast committed to our
trust; and let no worldly business, nor love of plea-
sure, draw our minds or hearts from the solemn con-
cerns of the life to come.

Let Thy blessing, 0 Lord, be upon our persons,
upon our labors, upon our substance, and upon all
that belongs to us. In prosperity may we not forget
Thee, and in adversity may we still trust in Thy
wisdom, mercy, and love; assured that whatever
evils Thou dost send upon us in this vale of tears,
Thou wilt turn them to our good.

Defend us, 0 Lord, and those Avho are near and
dear to us, against the assaults of our enemies. Grant
that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any
kind of danger. May all our doings be ordered by
Thee, and meet with Thy favor and blessing; that
so we may walk, 0 Lord, in the light of Thy coun-
tenance.

Into Thy hands, gracious Father, we now com-
mend ourselves for this day, and for all coming time.
Glorify Thyself in all that we do and suffer ; and
grant us, we beseech Thee, in this world knowledge
of Thy truth, and in the world to come life everlast-
ing ; through the mercy and mediation of Jesus Christ
our Lord, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost,

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one God, be all honor and glory, as it was in the be-
ginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.

Saturday Evening.

0 Lord God, our Heavenly Father, who hast brought
us safely through another day. and to the close of an-
other week, unto Thee we render our humble and
hearty thanks. Give us, we beseech Thee, a due
sense of the manifold favors Thou hast bestowed
upon us through life; and especially teach us to
value, as we ought, Thy great mercy in Christ Jesus
our Lord, through whom alone we enjoy the means
of -race, and the hope of glory.

We confess, 0 Lord, that we have not served Thee
according to the measure of our knowledge and abi-
lit v. We have again and again broken Thy laws
and commandments; we have too much neglected
Thy warnings; we have resisted the quiet influences
of Thy Holy Spirit; and we have just cause to fear
Thv righteous judgments. We acknowledge and be-
wail our unworthiness. O merciful Father, accept
our penitence, and give us the comforting assurance
of pardon. By Thy manifold and great mercies; by
the all-sufficient merits of Thy blessed Son, Jesus
Christ; by His agony and bloody sweat; by His bit>
ter cross and passion; by His glorious resurrection
and ascension ; by His continual intercession for us at
Thy right hand; and by the grace and coir forts of
the Holy Ghost, good Lord, deliver us.

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In all the changes and trials of this mortal life; in
all time of our prosperity and in all time of our ad-
versity: in the hour of death and in the day of judg-
ment, good Lord, deliver us.

We beseech Thee, 0 Lord, extend Thy mercy to
the whole race of mankind. Have pity upon the
nations that know Thee not; cause the light of Thy
glorious gospel to shine among them, and visit them
with Thy salvation.

Look with pity and compassion, 0 Lord, upon
those who are in affliction and temptation; upon the
poor, the sick, and the dying ; strengthen and support
them, and give them in Thine own good time a
happy issue out of all their sufferings.

Be merciful and gracious, 0 God, to our kindred
and friends ; forgive our enemies ; reward our bene-
factors; and grant that we, with all Thy people
every where, may have grace to serve Thee with full
purpose of heart, and so be made partakers at last of
eternal bliss in Thy presence in heaven.

And now, most gracious Father, who hast deli-
vered our eyes from tears, our feet from falling, and
our souls from death, take us, we entreat Thee, un-
der Thy watchful care this night; guard us from all
evil and harm, and bring us to the light, and prepare
us for the duties of the coming Sabbath; and we will
praise Thee, the Father; Son, and Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.

PEAYEES FOE SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN THE
FAMILY.

A Morning Litany.

Remember not, 0 Lord, our offences, nor* the of-
fences of our forefathers; neither take Thou ven-
geance of our sins. Spare us, good Lord; spare Thy
servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most
precious blood, and be not angry with us forever.

Spare us, 0 Lord.

From the guilt and burden of our sins; from the
stings and terrors of conscience; from the illusions
and assaults of the enemy; and from the bitter pains
of eternal death;

Deliver us, 0 Lord.

From all impatience under Thy chastisements;
from dejection of spirit and distrust of Thy mercies;
from the fear of death; and from the terrors of judg-
ment;

Deliver us, 0 Lord.

By Thy manifold and great mercies; by the all-
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sufficient merits of Thy blessed Son Jesus Christ; by
His agony and bloody sweat; by His bitter cross and
passion; by His glorious resurrection and ascension;
by His continual intercession for us at Thy right
hand; and by the graces and comforts of the Holy
Ghost ;

Deliver us, 0 Lord.

In all the changes and trials of this mortal life; in
all time of our tribulation, and in all time of our
wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judg-
ment;

Deliver us, 0 Lord.

We wretched sinners do beseech Thee to hear us,
0 Lord;

Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us.

That it may please Thee to look upon us with the
eye of Thy mercy, to give us a hearty faith and con-
fidence in. Thee, and in all our dangers and adversi-
ties to stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty
to help and defend us in perpetual peace and safety;

We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

That it may please Thee to remember us with
Thy favor, and to give us grace so to follow the good
examples of Thy servants, who have departed this
life in Thy faith and fear, that with them we may
become partakers of Thy heavenly kingdom;

We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

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lation to Thy holy will; to wean our affection
from things below; to fill us with ardent desires alter
heaven; and finally to make us partakers of all Thy
blessings and promises in Christ Jesus;
We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

That it may please Thee to fill our souls with the
peace and love of God, that when Thou shalt call us
to walk through the valley and shadow of death, we
may fear no evil, but flill gently asleep in Jesus, and
awake up in the glory of Thy presence;

We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us.
We beseech Thee to hear us, 0 Lord.

0 Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the
world ;

Have mercy upon us.

0 Christ, hear us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us, and grant us Thy peace.

Almighty God, who dost accept the penitence and
confession of the contrite, that they may share in
Thy mercy and live; be merciful and gracious unto
us, absolve us from all sin, establish us in Thy grace,
grant us the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and bring
us to life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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An Evening Litany,

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Plave mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us.

Christ, hear us and grant us Thy peace.
Hear us and grant us Thy peace.

Jesus, the Son of the living God, the eternal Word,
the brightness of the Father's glory, and express
image of his person;

Have mercy upon us.

Jesus, the Son of Man, conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, meek and humble of
heart, obedient unto death, the example of all virtues,
the way, the truth, and the life;

Have mercy upon us.

Jesus, the author of life, the Captain of salvation,
the eternal high-priest, the prince of peace;
Have mercy upon us.

Jesus, the joy of angels, the hope of the patri-
archs, the inspirer of the prophets, the teacher of
the apostles, the strength of martyrs, the king of
saints;

Have mercy upon us.

From all sin and evil, from death and hell;
Deliver us, 0 Lord Jesus.

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By Thy holy nativity and circumcision; by Thy
holy words and deeds; by Thine agony and bloody
sweat; by Thy bitter cross and passion; by Thy
death and burial: by Thy glorious resurrection and
ascension; by thy sitting at the right hand of the
Father Almighty; and by Thy return to judge the
quick and the dead;

Deliver us. 0 Lord Jesus.

Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the
world;

Have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the
world ;

Hear our prayers.

Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the
world;

Grant us Thy peace.

Almighty God, who dost accept the penitence and
confession of the contrite that they may share in Thy
mercy and live ; be merciful and gracious unto us,
absolve us from all sin, establish us in Thy grace, grant
us the comforts of the Holy Ghost, and bring us to
life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

A 3Torning Prayer.

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we
approach to the throne of grace this morning with

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reverence and holy fear, begging of Thee mercy and
peace, pardon and salvation. Thou art holy, and
justly offended with us; but yet Thou art our gra-
cious Lord and merciful Father in Christ Jesus. Be
pleased, we beseech Thee, to blot out our sins from
Thy remembrance, and heal our souls, that we may
sin no more against Thee. Open our eyes, that we
may see and amend our own infirmities and follies;
and give us perfect understanding in the way of god-
liness, that we may walk in it all the days of our
pilgrimage. Give us a spirit diligent in the works
of our calling, cheerful and zealous in religion, fer-
vent and frequent in prayer, charitable and useful in
conversation. Give us a healthful and chaste body, a
pure and holy soul, a sanctified and humble spirit;
and preserve our body, soul, and spirit, blameless to
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be Thy name, 0 God of all mercies, who
hast preserved us through the past night from sick-
ness and sorrow, from sad chances and a violent
death, from the malice of the Devil, and the evil ef-
fects of our own corrupt nature and infirmity. The
outgoings of the morning and evening shall praise
Thee, and Thy servants shall rejoice in giving Thee
glory and thanks for all Thy wonderful dealings
with the children of men, and with the members of
Thy Church.

Let Thy providence and care watch over us this
day, and all the days of our life, that we may never
sin against Thee by idleness or folly, by evil company
or private sins, by word or deed, by thought or de-
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profitable to as and to other?, and leave no sorrows,
or the remembrance of an evil conscience, at night;
and bo conduct us through life by Thy Holy Spirit,
that when the days of our short abode on earth are
done, and the shadow is departed, we may die in
Thy fear and favor, and rest in a hohy hope, and at
Last return to the joys of a blessed resurrection,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

An Evening Prayer.

The day is gone, and we give Thee thanks, 0 Lord.
The evening lias come; make it bright unto us. As
day has its evening, so also has life; abide with us
Lord, for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent
of this fretful life. Let Thy strength be made per-
fect in our weakness. We beseech of Thee for the close
of our life, that Thou wouldest direct it in peace, ga-
thering us together in the repose of Thy saints, when
Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, only without shame and
sin.

As long as we live will we magnify Thee, 0 Lord,
and lift up our hands in Thy name. Let our prayer
be set forth before Thee as incense, and the lifting up
of our hands as an evening sacrifice*. Blessed art
Thou, 0 Lord, our God, the God of our fathers, who
hast created the changes of days and nights, who
givest songs in the night, who hast not cut off like a
weaver our life, nor from day even to night made an
end of us.

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Lord, as we add day to day, so do we add sin to sin.
But we turn with groans from our evil ways, and we
return into our heart, and with all our heart we turn
to Thee, 0 God of penitents and Saviour of sinners.
We have sinned, 0 Lord, against Thee; heavily
against Thee. We repent; spare us, 0 Lord: we re-
pent ; help Thou our impenitence. Have mercy upon
us, 0 Lord, after Thy great goodness; according to
the multitude of Thy mercies, do away our offences.
0 bring Thou us out of our trouble. Cleanse Thou
us from secret faults; keep back Thy servants also
from presumptuous sins. Our wanderings of mind
and idle talking, lay not to our charge. Deal not
with us after our sins, neither reward us after our
iniquities. Look mercifully upon our infirmities; and
for the glory of Thy holy name, turn from us those
ills and miseries, which for our sins, are by us most
righteously deserved.

To our weariness, 0 Lord, vouchsafe Thou rest; to
our exhaustion renew Thou strength. 0 Keeper of
Israel, who neither slumberest nor sleepest, guard us
this night from all evil; guard our souls, 0 Lord.
Visit us with the sleep of those who rest in Thy love;
reveal to us wisdom in the visions of the night; or if
not, for we are not worthy, at least let sleep be to us
a breathing time as from toil, so from sin. Yea, 0
Lord, let us not in our dreams imagine what may an-
ger Thee, what may defile us. Lord, Thou knowest
how sleepless are our unseen foes, and how feeble is our
wretched flesh. 0 shelter us, we pray Thee, with the
wing of Thy pity. Awake us at the fitting time ;

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and bring us to seek Thee early, for Thy glory, and for
Thy service.

0 Thou who art the hope of all the ends of the
earth, remember Thy whole creation for good, visit
the world in Thy compassion.

0 God of grace and truth, establish all who stand
in truth and grace; restore all who are sick with here-
sies and sins.

O wholesome defence of Thine anointed, remem-
ber Thy Church which Thou hast purchased and re-
deemed of old; 0 grant to all believers one heart and
one soul.

0 Thou by whom are ordained the powers that be,
grant to those who are chief in authority over us, to
be chief in virtue and Thy fear; grant to the Na-
tional Congress Thy holy wisdom; and to our great
men to do nothing against, but for the truth.

0 Helper of the helpless, seasonable aid in affliction,
remember all who are in necessity, and need Thy
succor. Have mercy on them, as on us also, when in
extremities. Remember, Lord, infants and children,
orphans and widows, foreigners, travellers and voya-
gers, the sick in soul or body, all in extreme age and
weakness, all in prison and chains, all in bitter servi-
tude, or in loneliness. Thou, Lord, preservest both
man and beast; how excellent is Thy loving-kindness,
O God; therefore the children of men put their trust
under the shadow of Thy wings.

The Lord bless us, and keep us, and show the light
of His countenance upon us, and be merciful unto
us; the Lord lift up His countenance upon us, and
give us peace. Amen.

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PSALMS AND ANCIENT HYMNS

POINTED FOR CHANTING.

1. The Nlcene Creed.

1. TVe believe in one God, the | Father Aljmighty, || Maker of

heaven and earth, and of all things | visi-ble | and in-| visi-
ble:

2. And in one Lord | Jesus | Christ, 1 1 the only begotten Son of

God, begotten of the Father be-|fore = | all =r | worlds.

3. God of God, Light of Light, very God of | ve ry | God;|| be|

gotten | not — | made;

4. Of one substance | with the | Father, || by | whom all | things

were | made;

5. ^Vho, for us men, and for our salvation came | down from |

heaven, 1 1 and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost | of the |
Virgin | Mary,

6. And was | made = | man: || who was also crucified for us |

under | Pontius j Pilate,

7. And suffered, and was buried; and the third day | rose a- 1 gain ||

according to the Scriptures: and as-| cended | into | heaven,

8. And sitteth at the right hand | of the | Father; || and shall

come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; of
whose | kingdom there | shall be no I end.

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9. And we believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the | Giver of |
life, || who proceedeth from the | Father [ and the | Son,

10. "Who, with the Father and the Son together, is worshipped

and | glo-ri- 1 fied, || who | spake = | by the | prophets;

11. In one holy catholic and apos-| tolic | Church. || We confess

one baptism | for the re-| mission of | sins.

12. We look for the resurrection | of the |dead, || and the | life of

the I world to I come. II Amen.

2. The Advent Canticle,

1. Sing unto the Lord a new song; and His praise from the | end

of the | earth, || ye that go down to the sea, and | all that |
is there- 1 in.

2. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift | up their | voice; ||

let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout | from
the | tops of the | mountains.

3. Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare His praise |

among the | heathen. 1 1 The Lord hath | com- forted | His=|
people;

4. He hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of | all — | na-

tions: || and all the ends of the earth shall see the sal-|
vation | of our | God.

5. Say to the Daughter of Zion, behold, thy sal-| vation | cometh; ||

behold, His reward is with Him, | and His | work be-| fore
Him.

6. Fear thou not; for | T am | with thee; || be not dismayed; for |

I am | thy = | God:

7. I will strengthen thee; yea, I will | help = | thee. || Unto you

that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with |
healing | in His | wings!

8. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and | all flesh shall |

see it. || Death shall be swallowed up in victory, and God
will wipe away | all tears | from our | eyes.

9. And it shall be said in that day, Lo! | this is our | God; || we

have waited for Him, I and = I He will I save us:

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10. This is the Lord; we have ] waited for | Him, || we will be glad

and re-] joice in | His sal-j vation.

11. Sanctify and prepare yourselves to look upon the glory of our

God; for the | Lord = | cometh. || Prepare ye the way of
the Lord and | make His | paths = | straight.

12. Let us serve Him with gladness, and come before His | presence

with | singing ! | ] Blessed is He that cometh in the] name =r |
of the | Lord!

Glory be to the Father, | and to the | Son, || and | to the | Holy |
Ghost:

As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall | be, || world
without I end. = I A =z | men.

3. The Christmas Canticle.

1. Behold, I bring you good tidings of | great = | joy; || for un-

to you is born this day a Saviour, | which is | Christ the |
Lord!

2. Glory to God | in the | highest, || and on earth, peace, | good = |

will toward | men!

3. The Lord hath remembered His I cov-e-|nant || and sent sal-|

vation | to His | people.

5. This is the Lord's doing, and marvellous | in our | eyes. j| This

is the day the Lord hath made; we will rejoice | and be |
glad in | it.

6. Let the voice of rejoicing and sal-|vation be | heard, || in the

taber-|na-cles | of the | righteous.

7. Blessed is He that cometh in the name | of the | Lord! |

Blessed be the kingdom of our Father David! Ho-|sanna |
in the | highest!

8. Open to me the gates of | righteous-] ness, || I will enter in and |

praise = | the = | Lord.

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9. Say among the heathen, that the | Lord = ( reigneth. || Let
the multitudes of the isles be glad thereof: let the heavens
rejoice, and ] let the | earth be | glad.

10. He shall judge the world with | righteous- [ness; ]| and the |

people | with His | truth.

11. Blessed be His glorious Xaine for | ever and | ever: || and let

Ghost :
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall | be, || world

without I end. = I A = I men.

4. TJie Good Friday Canticle.

1. Christ our Passover was offered for us | on this | day. || He was

delivered for | our of-| fen = | ces.

2. He bore our sins in His own body | on the | tree, | ! and the

Lord hath laid on Him the in-| iquity of | us — j all.

3. He hath trodden the wine-' press a-j lone, || and of the people |

there was j none with [ Him.

4. He was taken from prison and from j judgment; |j He was

cut off out | of the land j of the j living.

5. Thou wast slain, and hast re-| deemed | us || out of every kin-

dred, and tongue, and | people, | and = | nation ;

6. Thou hast loved us, and washed us from our sins in | Thine

own [ blood; ! j and hast made us unto our God, | kings ■=. |
and = ' priests.

7. "Worthy is the Lamb j that was | slain || to receive power, and

riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, for-]
ever and j ev = | er.

8. Now is come sal ] vation and | strength, 1 1 and the kingdom of

our God, and the | power of J His = | Christ.

9. Death shall be swallowed j up in j victory, ]| and God shall

wipe away all | tears = ] from our | eyes.
Glory be to the Father, | «ind to the | Son, || and | to the | Holy |
Ghost:
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As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall | be, J, world
without I end. = I A = I men.

5. TJie Easter Canticle,

1. Christ our Passover | has — risen. || lie was dead, and behold

He is alive for evermore, and hath the keys of | hell =i |
and of | death.

2. Christ our Passover was dead, a sacrifice | for our | sins. 1 1 He

was put to death in the flesh, but was | quickened | by the |
Spirit.

3. Christ is risen from the dead, and henceforth | dieth no | more; ||

death hath no more do-| minion | over | Him.

4. He died unto sin once, but now He liveth | unto | God; j| the

Prince of Life could not be | holden | of — | death.

5. God did not leave His soul | in the | grave, || nor suffer His

Holy one to | see — | cor- = | ruption.

6. Christ is risen, the first fruits of | them that [ slept. || Since by

man came death, by man came also the resur-| rection | of
the | dead.

7. Death is swallowed | up for | ever! || 0 Death, | where == | is

thy | sting?

8. 0 Grave, | where is thy | victory? || Thanks be unto God,

which giveth us the victory, | through our Lord | Jesus |
Christ.

Glory be to the Father, | and to the | Son, || and | to the | Holy |

Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall | be, |[ world

without I end. — I A= I men.

0. The Ascension Day Canticle.

1. 0 clap your hands, | all ye | people. || Shout unto God with the |

voice =: | of = | triumph !

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2. God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound | of a [

trumpet. Lift ap your heads, 0 and he ye lifted

up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of | glory | shall
come in!

3. Who is this j king of ' glory? jj The Lord, strong and mighty; |

He is the \ king of j glory.

4. Sing praises to God. and unto our King! | Sing = | praises! ||

For He is the | King of j all the j earth.

5. God reigneth | over the | heathen; || He sitteth upon the |

throne of j His = | holiness.

6. Let all the world how [ down be-' fore Him, || and all the angels

of j God = j worship | Him !

7. Thy throne. 0 God, is for | ever and | ever; || the sceptre of Thy

kingdom | is a | right = | sceptre.

8. Thou lovest righteousness and j hatest wickedness; J! therefore

God. Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of | glad-
ness a-| bove Thy | fellows.

9. Thou hast as- cended on | high; |] Thou hast led cap-| tiv-i- 1

ty z=z \ captive.

10. Thou has received j gifts for | men. || Thou hast entered into

Thy Father's house, to pre-| pare a | mansion for | us.

11. Thou hast prepared Thy throne j in the | heavens; || and Thy

kingdom | ruleth | over | all.
Glory be to the Father, | and to the | Son, || and | to the | Holy j

Ghost :
As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall j be, 1 1 world

without j end. = | A == j men.

7. T7ie Wliitsunday Canticle.

1. Let us praise the Lord, and ex-; alt His | goodness. || Let us come

before him with songs of | praise, and j hymns of thanks-j
giving.

2. God hath raised up His holy Child Jesus, who, being by His

right hand exalted, shed forth the promise of the Holy
Ghost up- on the Ap-| o.stles. so that they spake with new
tongues, and wrought signs and I wonders i in His | name.

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3. He gave power to the testimony | of His | servants. 1 1 The king-

doms of the earth, the people and | nations have | heard His |
voice,

4. And have rendered obedience | unto our | Lord, || and | to = J

His = | Christ.

5. We render thanks unto | Thee, 0 | Lord, 1 1 who art the Alpha

and Omega, the | first = | and the | last,

Thy = | kingdom.

7. Thou hast sent unto | us the | Comforter, [ | even the Spirit of

truth, that he may a-| bide with | us for-| ever.

8. Thou hast sent the Spirit of Thy Son into our hearts, whereby

we cry unto Thee: | Abba, | Father. || It is the Spirit,
which witnesseth with our spirits, that | we are the | chil-
dren of | God.

9. The Spirit also helpeth |ourin-| firmities, || and with groanings,

which cannot be uttered, | maketh inter-| cession | for us.

10. We wait for the redemption | of our | body, || and for the

manifestation of the glorious liberty | of the | sons of | Cod.

11. The Spirit is the earnest and pledge of | our in-| heritance; ||

whereby also we are sealed | unto the | day of re-| demp-
tion.

12. 0 Lord, we praise Thee, and | render Thee | thanks, || that

Thou hast | given | us the | Spirit.

Glory be to the Father, | and to the | Son, || and | to the | Holy
Ghost:

As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall [be, || world
without | end. = | A = | men.

8, The Trinity Sunday Canticle*

The proper Canticle for this Day is the Anibrosian Hymn, Te
Deum Laudamus, No. 44.

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0. Psalm XXIII.

1. The Lord is my \ Shepherd; ]l I I shall = ] not = | want.

2. Hemaketh me to lie down in | green = | pastures: || He lead-

cth me be-| side the | still = | waters.

3. He re- storeth my | soul: || He leadeth me in the paths of

righteousness for | His = | name's = | sake.

4. Yea. though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

1 will fear no | evil: j| for Thou art with me; Thy rod and
Thy [ staff they | comfort | me.

5. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of | mine = |

enemies: || Thou anointest my head with | oil; my | cup
runneth | over.

6. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days | of my |

life: jj and I will dwell in the house | of the | Lord for-|
ever.

10. Psalm XLYI.

1. God is our | refuge and | strength, || a very | present | help va \

trouble.

2. Therefore will not we fear, though the | earth be | removed, ||

and though the mountains be carried into the | midst r= | of
the | sea.

3. Though the waters thereof | roar and | be troubled, 1 1 though

the mountains shake | with the | swelling there- 1 of.

4. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the | city

of | God, || the holy place of the tabernacles | of the |
most = | High.

5. God is in the midst of her; she shall | not be | moved: J| God

shall help her, | and = | that right | early.

6. The heathen raged, the kingdoms | were = | moved: || He ut-

tered His | voice, = | the earth | melted.

7. The Lord of | hosts is | with us; || the God of j Jacob | is our |

refuge.

8. Come, behold the works I of the | Lord, |) what desolations He

hath i made z= | in the | earth.
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9. He maketh wars to cease unto the end | of the | earth; || He
breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; He
burneth the | chariot | in the | fire.

10. Be still, and know that | I am | God: |J I will be exalted among

the heathen, I will be ex-J alted | in the | earth.

refuge.

11. Psalm XLVII.

1. 0 clap your hands, | all ye | people; || shout unto | God with

the | voice of | triumph.

2. For the Lord most | High is | terrible; || He is a great | King

over | all the | earth.

3. He shall subdue the people | under | us, 1 1 and the | nations |

under our | feet.

4. He shall choose our in- 1 heri-tance | for us, || the excellency of |

Jacob | whom He | loved.

5. God is gone | up with a | shout, 1 1 the Lord with the | sound — |

of a | trumpet.

6. Sing praises to | God, sing | praises: || sing praises | unto our |

King, sing | praises.

7. For God is the King of | all the | earth: || sing ye | praises

with | under- | standing.

8. God reigneth | over the | heathen: || God sitteth upon the |

throne — | of His | holiness.

9. The princes of the people are | gathered to-| gether, || even the

people of the | God of | A-bra-| ham:
10. For the shields of the earth belong | unto | God: || He is |
great = | ly ex-| alted.

12. Psalm LI.

1. Have mercy upon me, | 0 = | God, || according to || Thy — |
loving- | kindness:

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2. According onto the multitude of Thy | tender | mercies || blot |

out =. I lny trans- j gressions.

3. Wash rue throughly | from ruiue | iniquity, || and | cleanse me |

from my | sin.

4. For I acknowledge | my trans- J gressions : || and my sin is | ever

be- 1 fore = | me.

5. Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil | in

Thy | sight: || that Thou mightest be justified when Thou
speakest, and be | clear when | Thou judg-| est.

G. Behold, I was | shapen in | iniquity; || and in sin did my |
mother con-| ceive =z | me.

7. Behold, Thou desirest truth in the | inward | parts: || and in

the hidden part Thou shalt | make me | to know wis-| dom.

8. Purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be | clean : 1 1 wash me, and

I shall be | whi- — | ter than | snow.

9. Make me to hear | joy and | gladness; || that the bones which

Thou hast | broken | may re-| joice.

10. Hide Thy face | from my | sins, || and blot | out all | mine in-

iquities.

11. Create in me a clean | heart, 0 | God; || and renew a right |

spirit with- 1 in = | me.

12. Cast me not away | from Thy | presence; |J and take not Thy |

Holy | Spirit | from me.

13. Restore unto me the joy of | Thy sal-j vation; || and uphold

me | with Thy | free = | Spirit.

14. Then will I teach transgressors | Thy | ways; || and sinners

shall be con-| verted | unto | Thee.

15. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 0 God, Thou God of | my

sal-| vation; || and my tongue shall sing aloud | of Thy |
righteous-| ness. 9

16. 0 Lord, open | Thou my | lips; || and my mouth shall j shew

forth | Thy = | praise.

17. For Thou desirest not sacrifice; else | would I | give it: ||

Thou delightest | not in | burnt =: | offering.

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18. The sacrifices of God are a | broken | spirit: |[ a broken and a

contrite heart, 0 God, | Thou wilt | not de-| spise.

19. Do good in Thy good pleasure | unto | Zion: || build Thou the

walls | of Je-| rusa-| lem.

20. Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteous-

ness, with burnt offering and | whole burnt | offering: || then
shall they offer bullocks J upon | Thine = | altar.

13. Psalm LXVII.

1. God be merciful unto | us, and | bless us; |[ and cause His | face

to | shine up-| on us.

2. That Thy way may be | known upon | earth, || Thy saving |

health a-| mong all | nations.

3. Let the people praise | Thee, 0 | God; || let | all the | people |

praise Thee.

4. 0 let the nations be glad and | sing for | joy: || for Thou shalt

judge the people righteously, and govern the | nations | up-
on | earth.

5. Let the people praise | Thee, 0 | God; || let | all the | people |

praise Thee.

6. Then shall the earth | yield her | increase; || and God, even

our own | God, = | shall = \ bless us.

7. God | shall — | bless us; || and all the ends of the | earth shall |

fear = I Him.

14. JPsalm LXXXIV.

1. How amiable are Thy | taber-| nacles, || 0 | Lord = \ of = |

hosts !

2. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts | of the |

Bbrd : 1 1 my heart and my flesh crieth out | for the | living |
God.

3. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest

for herself, where she may | lay her | young, || even Thine
altars; 0 Lord of hosts, my | king = | and my | God.

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4. Blessed are they that dwell | in Thy ] house: || they will be |

still = | praising | Thee.

5. Blessed is the man whose strength | is in | Thee; || in whose

heart | are = | the ways | of them.

6. Who. passing through the valley of Baca, make | it a | well; ||

the rain also | fill — | eth the | pools.

7. They go from | strength to | strength, || every one of them in

Zion ap-J peareth | before | God.

God of | Jacob.

9. Behold, 0 [ God our | shield, || and look upon the | face of |

Thine a-[ nointed.

10. For a day in Thy courts is better | than a | thousand. || I had

rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to
dwell in the | tents of j wicked-| ness.

11. For the Lord God is a | sun and | shield: || the Lord will give

grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from |
them = | that walk | uprightly.

12. 0 ! Lord of | hosts, || blessed is the J man that j trusteth in |

Thee.

lo. Psalm CX.

1. Lord, Thou hast been our | dwelling- 1 place || in | all gene-|

ra =. | tions.

2. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou hadst

formed the earth | and the j world, 1 1 even from everlasting
to ever-| lasting, | Thou art | God.

3. Thou tumest man j to de-j struction; || and sayest, Ke-j turn,

ye | children of | men.

4. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as | yester-l day j|

when it is past, and as a | watch — | in the | night.

5. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are j as a |

sleep: || in the morning they are like | grass which | grow-
eth | up.

6. In the morning it flourisheth, and | groweth | up; || in the

evening it is cut | down, and | wither-| eth.

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7. For we are consumed by | Thine — | anger, || and by | Tby

wrath | are we | troubled.

8. Thou hast set our iniquities be- 1 fore = | Thee, || our .secret

sins in the light | of Thy | counte-| nance.

9. For all our days are passed away | in Thy | wrath: || we spend

our years as a | tale = | that is | told.

10. The days of our years are three-score years and ten; and if by

reason of strength they be | four-score | years, 1 1 yet is their
strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, | and we |
fly a- 1 way.

11. Who knoweth the power of | Thine = | anger? || even accord-

ing to Thy fear, | so is ] Thy = | wrath.

12. So teach us to number | our — | days, || that we may apply

our | hearts =z \ unto | wisdom.

16. Psalm XCI.

1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the | most = | High

shall abide under the shadow of | the Al-| migh = | ty.

2. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and | my = | fortress:

my God; in | Him — | will I | trust.

3. Surely He shall deliver Thee from the snare | of the | fowler,

and from the | noisome | pesti-| lence.

4. He shall cover Thee with His feathers, and under His wings

shalt thou | trust: || His truth shall | be thy | shield and
buckler.

5. Tbou shalt not be afraid for the j terror by | night; |[ nor for

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at | thy
right | hand; || but it shall | not come | nigh — | thee.

8. Only with thine eyes shalt | thou be- 1 hold || and see the re-|

ward = | of the | wicked.

9. Because thou hast made the Lord which | is my | refuge, ||

even the most | High, thy | habi-| tation,

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10. There shall no evil be- 1 fall = | thee, |[ neither shall any |

plague come j nigh thy j dwelling.

11. For He shall give His angels charge | over | thee, || to keep |

thee in | all thy j ways.

12. Tluv shall bear thee up | in their | hands, || lest thou dash

thy | foot a- 1 gainst a | stone.

13. Thou shalt tread upon the | lion and | adder: || the young lion

and the dragon shalt | thou trample | under | feet.
1-4. Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I dc-| li-
ver | him: || I will set him on high, because | he hath |
known My | Xanie.

15. lie shall call upon Me, and I will | answer | him: || I will be

with him in trouble; I will deliver | him, and j honor | him.

16. "With long life will I | satis-] fy him, || and | shew him | My

sal- 1 vation.

17. Psalm XCII.

1. It is a good thing to give thanks un-| to the | Lord, || and to

sing praises unto Thy | name, = | 0 most | High :

2. To shew forth Thy loving kindness | in the | morning, | and

Thy j faithful- 1 ness every | night,

3. Upon an instrument often strings, and up-| on the | psaltery; ||

upon the harp | with a | solemn | sound.

4. For Thou, Lord, hast made me glad | through Thy | work: || I

will triumph in the | works of | Thy = | hands.

5. 0 Lord, how great | are Thy | works! || and Thy | thoughts

are ] very | deep.

6. A brutish man | knoweth | not; || neither doth a | fool = |

under-] stand this.

7. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers

of iniquity do | flour = | ish; || it is that they shall be de-
stroyed for ever: but Thou, Lord, art most | High for |
ever-] more.

8. For, lo, Thine enemies, 0 Lord, for, lo, Thine enemies shall j

per = | ish; j| all the works of iniquity j shall = | be scat- j
tcred.

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9. But my horn shalt Thou exalt like the horn of an | uni-| corn : j]

I shall be a-| nointed | with fresh | oil.
10. Mine eye also shall see ray desire on mine | ene-| mies, || and

mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that | rise = |

up a- 1 gainst me.
11 The righteous shall flourish like the | palm = | tree: || he shall

grow like a | cedar in | Leba-| non.

12. Those that be planted in the house | of the | Lord || shall flou-

rish in the | courts = | of our | God.

13. They shall still bring forth fruit | in old | age; || they shall be |

fat and | flourish- 1 ing;

14. To shew that the Lord is | up = | right; || He is my rock, and

there is no un-| righteous-! ness in I Him.

18. Psalm XCV.

1. 0 come, let us sing un-j to the | Lord: || let us make a joyful

noise to the | Rock of | our sal-| vation.

2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks-] giving, | and

make a joyful noise | unto | Him with | psalms.

all | gods.

4. In His hand are the deep places | of the | earth : 1 1 the strength

of the | hills is | His = | also.

5. The sea is His, | and He j made it: || and His hands | formed

the ] dry = | land.

6. 0 come, let us worship | and bow | down: || let us kneel be-|

fore the | Lord our | Maker.

7. For He | is our | God; || and we are the people of His pasture, |

and the | sheep of His | baud.

10. Psalm XCVI.

1. 0 sing unto the Lord a | new — | song: || sing unto the |

Lord, =: | all the | earth.

2. Sing unto the Lord, | bless His | name; || shew forth His sal-|

vation from J day to | day.

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3. Declare His glory a-J mong the | heathen, [| His wonders | a-

niong | all = | people.

4. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be | prais- z= | ed: |j He

ifl to be | feared | above all | gods.

5. For all the gods of the nations | are =z | idols: [| but the |

Lord = | made the | heavens.

C. Honor and majesty are be-j fore — | Him: || strength and
beauty are j in His | sanctu-| ary.

7. Give unto the Lord, 0 ye kindreds | of the | people, || give

unto the | Lord = | glory and | strength.

8. Give unto the Lord the glory due un-| to His | Xame: || bring

an offering, and | come in-| to His | courts.

9. 0 worship the Lord in the beauty of | holi-| ness: || fear be-|

fore Him, j all the | earth.

10. Say among the heathen that the | Lord =z | reigneth: || the

world also shall be established that it shall not be moved:
He shall judge the | people | righteous-J ly.

11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the | earth be | glad; |j let the

sea , roar, and j the fulness there- of.

12. Let the field be joyful, and all that | is there-] in: || then 6hall

all the trees of the wood re-joice be-| fore the | Lord:

13. For | He = | cometh, || for He | cometh to | judge the | earth:

14. He shall judge the | world with | righteousness, || and the |

people j with His | truth.

20. Psalm XCYIII.

1. 0 sing unto the Lord a [ new— | song; || for He hath |

done = | marvellous | things.

2. His right hand, and His j holy | arm, || hath ] gotten | Him the |

victory.

3. The Lord hath made known | His sal-' vation: l| His righteous

ness hath He openly shewed in the | sight = | of the | hea-
then.
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4. He hath remembered His mercy and His truth toward the |

house of | Israel : 1 1 all the ends of the earth have seen the
sal-| vation | of our | God.

5. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, | all the | earth: || make a

loud noise, and re-| joice, = | and sing | praise.

6. Sing unto the Lord | with the | harp; || with the harp, and the |

voice = | of a | psalm.

7. With trumpets and | sound of | cornet || make a joyful noise

be- 1 fore the | Lord, the | King.

8. Let the sea roar, and the | fulness there-| of; || the world, and |

they that | dwell there- 1 in.

9. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

be-| fore the | Lord; || for He | cometh to | judge the | earth:
10. With righteousness shall He | judge the | world, || and the |
people | with — | equity.

21. Psalm C.

1. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, [ all ye | lands. || Serve the
Lord with gladness: come before His | presence | with z=. \
singing.

3. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His | courts

with | praise : 1 1 be thankful unto Him, and | bless — |
His = | Name.

4. For the Lord is good; His mercy is | ev-er-| lasting; || and His

truth endureth | to all | gene-| rations.

22. Psalm CIII.

1. Bless the Lord, | 0 my | soul: || and all that is within me, | bless

His | holy | Name.
2 Bless the Lord, | 0 my | soul, || and for-|get not | all His |

benefits :

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3. Who forgivcth all j thine in-[ iquities; || who healeth | all = |

thy dis- I

4. Who redeemed thy life | from de-| struction; || who crowneth

thee with loving- kindness and | tender | mercies.

5. Who satisfieth thy mouth j with good | things; || so that thy

youth is re-[ newed | like the | eagle's.

6. The Lord executeth righteousness and | judg = [ ment [ [ for j

all that | are op-| pressed.

7. He made known His ways | unto | Moses, || His acts unto the |

children of | Isra-j el.

8. The Lord is merciful and | gra- = | cious, || slow to anger, and |

plen = | teous in | mercy.

9. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon

10. To such as j keep His | covenant, || and to those that remem-

ber His com-j mand z=z \ ments to | do them.

11. The Lord hath prepared His throne | in the | heavens; || and

His kingdom | ruleth | over | all.

12. Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that ex-| eel in | strength, ||

that do His commandments, hearkening unto the | voice = |
of His | word.

13. Bless ye the Lord, all | ye His | hosts; || ye ministers of | His,

that j do His | pleasure.
1-1. Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of | His do-|
minion: || bless the | Lord, = | 0 my | soul.

23. Psalm CVII.

1. 0 that men would praise the Lord j for His ' goodness, || and

for His wonderful works | to the | children of | men!

2. And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of J thanks — | giving, [|

and declare | His works | with re-j joicing.

3. They that go down to the | sea in | ships, l| that do business in

great waters ; these see the works of the Lord, and His |
wonders ] in the | deep.

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4 For He commandeth, and raiseth the | stormy | wind, || which
lifteth | up the j waves there- 1 of.

5. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again | to the |

depths : 1 1 their soul is melted | be = | cause of | trouble.

6. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a | drunken | man, ||

and | are at | their wit's | end.

7. Then they cry unto the Lord | in their | trouble, || and He

bringeth them | out of | their dis-| tresses.

8. He maketh the | storm a | calm, 1 1 so that the | waves there- 1 of

are | still.

10. So He | bringeth | them || unto | their = | desired | haven.

11. 0 that men would praise the Lord | for His | goodness, || and

for His wonderful works | to the | children of | men.

12. Let them exalt Him also in the congregation | of the | people, ||

and praise Him in the as- 1 sembly ] of the | elders.

24. Psalm CXI.

1. I will praise the Lord with | my whole | heart, || in the assembly

of the upright, and | in the | congre-| gation.

2. The works of the | Lord are | great, || sought out of all them

that have | pleas =| ure there- 1 in.

3. His work is honorable | and glo-|rious: || and His righteous-

ness en- 1 dur = | eth for | ever.

4. He hath made His wonderful works to | be re-| membered: ||

the Lord is gracious and | full = | of com-| passion.

5. He hath given meat unto them that | fear — | Him: || He will

ever be mindful | of His | cove-| nant.

6. He hath shewed His people the power | of His | works, || that

He may give them the | heritage | of the | heathen.

7. The works of His hands are verity and | judg = | ment; || all

His com-| mand-=: | meuts are | sure.

8. They stand fast for | ever and | ever, || and are done in | truth

and | upright-] ness.

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9. He sent redemption un-| to Tlis | people: || He hath command-
ed His covenant for ever: holy and | reverend | is His |

Name.

10. The fear of the Lord is the be-| ginning of | wisdom: || a good
understanding have all they that do His commandments:
His praise en-| dur^z: | eth for | ever.

25. Psalm CXXI.

1. I will lift up mine eyes un-| to the | hills, || from | whence com-|

eth my | help.

2. My help eometh | from the | Lord, || which | made = | heaven

and | earth

3. He will not suffer thy foot | to be | moved: || He that | keepeth

thee | will not | slumber.

4. Behold, He that keepeth | Isra-| el 1 1 shall neither | slum = |

ber nor | sleep.

5. The Lord | is thy | Keeper: || the Lord is thy shade up-| on

thy | right = | hand.

6. The sun shall not smite | thee by | day, || nor the | moon = |

by z=i | night.

7. The Lord shall preserve thee | from all | evil: || He shall pre-|

serve == | thy = | soul.

8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy | coming | in 1 1

from this time forth, and I even for I ever I more.

26. Psalm CXXII.

1. I was glad when they said j unto | me, || Let us go into the |

house = | of the | Lord.

2. Our feet shall stand with- 1 in thy | gates, || 0 Je-| ru z= |

Sa — | lem.

3. Jerusalem is builded | as a | city || that | is com-| pact to-J

gether.

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4. Whither the tribes go up, the tribes | of the | Lord, 1 1 unto the

testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the | Name = | of
the J Lord.

5. For there are set | thrones of | judgment, || the thrones | of

the | house of | David. *

6. Pray for the peace of Je-| rusa-| lem: || they shall | prosper |

that love | thee.

7. Peace be with-| in thy | walls, || and prosperity with-| in thy |

pala-| ces.

8. For my brethren and com-| panions' | sakes, || I will now say, |

Peace be | within | thee.

9. Because of the house of the | Lord our | God, 1 1 I will | seek = |

thy = | good.

27, Psalm CXXX.

2. Let Thine ears | be at-| tentive || to the | voice of my | suppli-|

cations.

3. If Thou, Lord, shouldest | mark in-] iquities, || 0 | Lord, = |

who shall | stand ?

4. But there is for-| giveness | with Thee, || that | Thou = |

mayest be | feared.

5. I wait for the Lord, my | soul doth | wait, || and in His |

word = | do I | hope.

6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch | for
the | morning: || I say, more than they | that watch | for
the | morning.

7. Let Israel hope in tne Lord : for with the Lord | there is |

mercy, || and with | Him is | plenteous re-| deniption.

8. And He shall re-| deem hz ) Israel || from | all =z | his in-|

iquities.

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2S. Selected from Psalm CXXXII and XXIV.

1. Arise, 0 Lord, in-| to Thy | rest; || Thou, and the | ark — j of
Thy strength.

^2. Let Thy priests be clothed with | righteous-| ness; || and let
Thy | saints = | shout for | joy.

3. Make a joyful noise unto God, | all ye | lands. || Serve the Lord

with gladness: enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and
in-| to His | courts with | praise.

4. Who shall ascend into the hill | of the | Lord? || or who shall

stand | in His | holy | place ?

5. He that hath clean hands, and a | pure = | heart; || who hath

not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor | sworn de-| ceitful-j ly,

6. He shall receive the blessing | from the | Lord, |[ and right-

eousness from the | God of | his sal-| vation.

7. Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye ever-[

lasting | doors; || and the King of | glory | shall come | in.
fe. Who is this | King of | glory? || The Lord, strong and mighty,

the | Lord = | mighty in | battle.
9. Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates; even lift them up, ye ever-|

10. Who is this | King of | glory? || The Lord of hosts, He is the (
King of | glo = | ry.

29. Psalm CXXXIII.

1. Behold, how good and how pleasant it | is for | brethren || to

dwell to- 1 gether in | uni-| ty.

2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down

3. As the | dew of | Hermon, || and as the dew that descended

up-| on the | mountains of | Zion :

4. For there the Lord com-j mauded the | blessing, || even | life

for | ever- 1 more.

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30. Psalm CXLVI.

1. Praise | ye the | Lord. || Praise the | Lord, =r | 0 my | soul.

2. While I live will I | praise the | Lord: || I will sing praises

unto iny God | while I J have any | being.

3. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the | son of | man, || in |

whom there | is no | help.

4. His breath goeth forth, he returneth | to his [ earth; || in that

very day | his ■=. | thoughts = | perish.

5. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob | for his | help, 1 1 whose

hope is | in the | Lord his | God.

6. Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that | therein |

is : || which | keepeth | truth for-| ever.

7. Which executeth judgment | for the | oppressed : 1 1 which giveth ]

food =r | to the | hungry.

8. The Lord looseth the prisoners : the Lord openeth the eyes | of

the | blind : 1 1 the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down :
the Lord I lov =r| eth the I righteous.

9. The Lord preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless

10. The Lord shall reign forever, even thy God, 0 Ziou, unto ] all
geue-| rations. || Praise | ye — | the = | Lord.

31. Psalm CXLYIII.

1. Praise | ye the | Lord. || Praise ye the Lord from the hea-

vens: | praise Him | in the | heights.

2. Praise ye Him, | all His | angels: || praise | ye Him, | all His |

hosts.

3. Praise ye Him, | sun and | moon: || praise Him, | all ye | stars

of | light.

4. Praise Him, ye | heavens of | heavens, 1 1 and ye waters that be

a- 1 bove = I the — | heavens.

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5. Let them praise the | name of the | Lord : 1 1 for He command-

ed, | and they | were cre-| ated.

6. He hath also stablished them for-| ever and | ever: || lie hath

made a decree | which shall | not = | j.ass.

7. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, | and all | deeps: |

Fire and hail; snow and vapors; stormy | wind ful-| filling
His | word:

8. Mountains, | and all | hills; || fruitful | trees — | and all | ce-

dars:

9. Beasts, | and all | cattle; || creeping things | and — | flying |

fowl:

10. Kings of the earth, | and all | people; || princes, and all |

judges J of the | earth.

11. Both young men, and maidens; | old men, and | children: || let

them praise the | name = J of the | Lord :

12. For His name a-| lone is | excellent; || His glory is a-| bove the I

earth and | heaven.

13. He also exalteth the horn | of His | people, 1 1 the | praise of |

all His | saints;

14. Even of the | children of | Israel; || a people near unto Him. |

Praise = | ye the | Lord.

32. Psalm CXZIX.

1. Sing unto the Lord a | new = | song, || and his praise in the

congre-| gation | of = | saints.

2. Let Israel rejoice in | Him that [ made him: || let the children

of Zion be | joyful | in their | King.

3. Let them praise His name | in the | dance: || let them sing

. praises unto | him with the | timbrel and | harp.

4. For the Lord taketh pleasure | in His | people: ||He will beau-

tify the | meek with | sal = | vation.

5. Let the saints be | joyful in | glory: || let them sing a-| loud

up-| on their | beds.

6. Let -the high praises of God be | in their | mouth, |[ and a two-

edged | sword — | in their | hand;

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7. To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments up-

on the | people; || to bind their kings with chains, and their
| nobles with | fetters of | iron.

8. To execute upon them the | judgment | written: || this honor

have all His saints. | Praise = | ye the | Lord.

33. Psalm CI.

1. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God | in His | sanctuary: || praise

Him in the | firmament | of His | power.

2. Praise Him for His | mighty | acts: || praise Him according |

to His | ex- cellent | greatness.

3. Praise Him with the | sound of the | trumpet: || praise Him |

with the | psaltery and | harp.

4. Praise Him with the | timbrel and | dance: || praise Him |

with stringed | instruments and | organs.

5. Praise Him upon the | loud = | cymbals: || praise Him up-|

on the | high-sounding | cymbals.

6. Let every thing | that hath | breath |J praise the Lord. J

Praise = | ye the | Lord.

34. Isaiah III, 7-9.

1. How beautiful up-| on the ] mountains || are the feet of Him

that bringeth good tidings, | that = | pub-lisheth | peace;

2. That bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth | sal =r |

vation; j| that saith unto Zion, J Thy = | God = | reign-
eth!

3. Thy watchmen shall lift | up the ] voice; |] with the voice to-|

gether| shall they | sing:

4. For they shall see | eye to | eye, 1 1 when the Lord shall | bring

a-| gain =: | Zion.

5. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places | of Je-|

rusalem : 1 1 for the Lord hath comforted His people, He j
hath re- 1 deemed Je-I rusalem.

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6. The Lord hath made bare His holy arm in the eyes of | all the |
nations; || and all the ends of the earth shall see the sal-|
vat ion I of our I God.

35. 1 Cor. XV, 51-58.

1. We shall not | all = | sleep, || but we | shall = | all be |

changed,

2. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, | at the last | trump : j |

for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, ! and we ] shall be j changed.

3. For this corruptible must put on j incor- | ruption, j| and this

mortal must | put on j immor-j tality.

4. So when this corruptible shall have put on | in- cor-J ruption, ||

and this mortal shall have | put on | immor-J tality,

5. Then shall be brought to pass the saying | that is | written, j|

Death is | swallowed | up in | victory.

6. 0 Death, | where is thy j sting? || 0 | Grave, where j is thy |

victory?

the | law.

8. But j thanks be to | God, || which giveth us the victory through

our | Lord = | Jesus | Christ.

36. Baptismal Chant.

1. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon |

them that | fear Him, j ] and His righteousness | unto | chil-
dren's j children.

2. To such as | keep His ] covenant; || and to those that remem-

ber His com- | maudments to j do = | them.

3. Suffer little children to come unto me. and for-' bid them [ not: [|

for of j such is the j kingdom of | heaven.

{After the Baptism.)

4. I will pour My Spirit up- on thy j seed, [| and My j blessing

up-^ on thine j offspring.

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5. And they shall spring up as a-| mong the | grass, || as | willowa

by the | water- 1 courses.

6. For the promise is unto you, and | to your | children; || and to

all that are afar off, even as many as the | Lord our | God
shall I call.

37. Isaiah LIII, 5—9.

1. He was wounded for | our trans-| gressions, || He was | bruised

for | our in-| iquities.

2. The chastisement of our peace | was upon | Him; || and with

. His | stripes =z | we are | healed.

3. All we like sheep h'stve | gone a- 1 stray; || we have turned

every | one to | his own | way ;

4. And the Lord hath | laid on | Him || the in-| iquity | of us |

all.

5. He was oppressed, and He | was af-| flicted, || yet He | opened [

not His | mouth:

6. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before

her | shearers is | dumb, || so He | openeth | not His |
mouth.

7. He was taken from prison | and from | judgment: || and who

shall de-| clare His | gene-| ration?

8. For He was cut off out of the land | of the | living: || for the

transgression of my | people | was He | stricken.

9. And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich |

in His | death; || because He had done no violence, neither
was any de-J ceit = | in His j mouth.

38. Magnificat.

1. My soul doth magni-| fy the | Lord, || and my spirit hath re-|

joiced in | God my | Saviour.

2. For He | hath re-| garded || the low | estate of | His hand-|

maiden:

3. For, behold, | from hence-| forth || all gene-[ rations shall | call

me I blessed.

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4. For He | that is | mighty, || hath done to ine great things; aud |

holy | is His ) name.

5. And His mercy is on them [ that fear | Him || from gene-| ra-

tion | to gene-| ration.

0. He hath shewed strength | with His | arm; || He hath scattered

the proud in the imagi-j nation | of their | hearts.

7. He hath put down the mighty | from their | seats, || and ex-

alted | them of | low = | degree.

8. He hath filled the hungry | with good | things; || and the

rich He j hath sent | empty a-| way.

9. He hath holpen His { servant | Israel, || in remem-| brance of |

His == | mercy;
10. As He spake | to our j fathers, || to Abraham, and | his = |
seed for- 1 ever.

39. Beneclictus.

1. Blessed be the Lord j God of | Israel; || for He hath visited |

aud re-j deemed His | people,

2. And hath raised up a horn of sal-j vation | for us || in the

house j of His | servant | David ;

3. As He spake by the mouth of His | holy | prophets, || which

have been | since the | world be-j gan:

4. That we should be saved | from our | enemies, 1 1 and from the |

hand of | all that | hate us;

5. To perform the mercy promised | to our | fathers, || and to re-

member j His holy | cov-e-| nant;

6. The oath j which He | sware || to our | father | A-bra-j ham,

7. That He would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of

the hand j of our | enemies || might | serve Him | without |
fear.

8. In holiness and righteousness be-| fore = | Him, || all the |

days =z j of our | life.

9. And Thou, Child, shalt be called the prophet | of the | High-

est: || for Thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to pre-]
pare = | His = | ways ;
10. To give knowledge of salvation | unto His j people j| by the
re- mission : of their | sins,
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386 THE CANTICLES, TSALMS AND ANCIENT HYMNS.

11. Through the tender mercy | of our | God; || whereby the day-

spring from on | high hath | visited | us,

12. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the | shadow

of | death, 1 1 to guide our feet | into the | way of | peace.

40. Nunc Dimittis.

1. Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant de-| part in | peace, || ac-|

cording | to Thy | word:

2. For | mine — | eyes || have | seen =z \ Thy sal-| vation,

3. Which Thou | hast pre-| pared 1 1 before the | face of [ a.11 =. [

people ;

4. A light to | lighten the | Gentiles, 1 1 and the glory | of Thv |

people | Israel.

41. The Seraphic Hymn.

1. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord | God of | Sabaoth; || heaven and

earth are full of the | majesty | of Thy | glory.

2. Hosanna I in the | highest ! 1 1 Blessed is He that cometh in the

name of the Lord. Ho-| sanna | in the | highest!

42. Gloria JPatri.

1. Glory be to the Father | and to the | Son, || and | to the j Holy |

Ghost:
2 As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever shall | be, j|

world without | end. = | A — | men.

43. Gloria in Excelsis.

1. Glory be to | God on | high, || and on earth | peace, good | wil'

toward j men.

2. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we | worship | Thee, || we glo-

rify Thee, we give thanks to | Thee for I Thy great | glory,

3. 0 Lord God, | heavenly | King, || God the I Father j Al=j

mighty.

THE CANTICLES, PSALMS AND ANCIENT HYMNS. 387

4. 0 Lord, the only begotten Sou, | Jesus | Christ; || 0 Lord|

God, Lamb of God, | Son = | of the | Father,

5. That takest away the | sin of the | world, || have | mercy up-|

on = | us.

6. Thou that takest away the | sin of the | world, 1 1 have | mercy

up-j on = | us.

7. Thou that takest away the | sin of the | world, || re-j ceive = |

our — j prayer.

8. Thou that sittest at the right hand of | God the | Father, ||

have | mercy up-| on = | us.

9. For Thou only | art = | holy; || Thou j only | art the | Lord;
10. Thou only, 0 Christ, with the | Holy | Ghost, || art most high

in the j glory of | God the | Father. || Amen.

44. Te Deum Landa/mus.

1. We praise | Thee, 0 | God; || We acknowledge | Thee to j be

the | Lord.

2. All the earth doth | worship | Thee, || the | Father | ever-|

lasting.

3. To Thee all angels | cry a-| loud: || the heavens and | all the |

powers there- 1 in.

4. To Thee cherubim and j seraph-| im || con-[tinual-| ly do | cry,

5. Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord | God of | Sabaoth. || Heaven and

earth are full of the | majesty | of Thy | glory.

6. The glorious company of the apostles | praise =. j Thee: l| The

goodly fellowship of the | prophets | praise = | Thee,
7 The noble army of martyrs | praise = | Thee: || The holy
Church throughout all the world [ doth ac-| knowledge j
Thee,

9. Thine adorable, true, and | only | Son: || Also, the | Holy |

Ghost, the | Comforter.

10. Thou art the king of glory, | 0 — | Christ : 1 1 Thou art the ever-

lasting j Son — | of the | Father.

11. When Thou, tookest upon Thee to de-] liver | man, || Thou

didst humble Thyself to be ! born — | of a I Virgin.

388 THE CANTICLES, PSALMS AND ANCIENT HYMNS.

12. When Thou hadst overcome the | sharpness of | death, 1 1 Thou

didst open the kingdom of | heaven to | all be- 1 lievers.
13 Thou sittest at the right | hand of | God, || in the | glory | of

the | Father.
14:. We believe that Thou shalt come to j be our | Judge: || We

therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, whom Thou hast

redeemed | with Thy | precious | blood.

15. Make them to be numbered | with Thy | saints, || in | glory j

ever- 1 lasting.

16. 0 Lord, | save Thy | people, || and | bless — | Thy — | heri-

tage.

17. Gov-| ern — [ them, || and | lift them | up for | ever.

18. Day by day we | magnify J Thee: And we worship Thy name

ever | world with-| out z= \ end.

19. Vouch-| safe, 0 | Lord, || to keep us this | day with-|outr= |

sin.

20. 0 Lord, have | mercy up-| on us, || have | merz= | cy up-| on us.

21. 0 Lord, let Thy mercy | be up-| on us, || as our j trust, is |

in — | Thee.

22. 0 Lord, in Thee | have I | trusted: || let me | never | be con-

founded.

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